Palettes / Colors / #7465CC

#7465CC — Muted Blue

#7465CC is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#7465CC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDCC66; it also sits naturally between #668ACC and #A866CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 40% · Blue 80%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7465CC

.text { color: #7465CC; }
.background { background-color: #7465CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7465CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 101, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 50%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7465CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 101, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7465CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 101, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7465CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7465CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCC66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7465CC: #FFFFFF.

How #7465CC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7465CC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7465CC?

#7465CC is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 116, 101, 204). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7465CC?

#7465CC is RGB 116, 101, 204 — HSL 249°, 50%, 60% — CMYK 43%, 50%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #7465CC?

Its complement is #BDCC66; analogous partners are #668ACC and #A866CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7465CC for text?

White text on #7465CC has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.48:1.