Palettes / Colors / #746DFD

#746DFD — Light Vivid Blue

#746DFD is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#746DFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F6FD6D; it also sits naturally between #6DAEFD and #BC6DFD. 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 43% · Blue 99%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #746DFD

.text { color: #746DFD; }
.background { background-color: #746DFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #746DFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 109, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 97%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #746DFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 109, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #746DFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 109, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#746DFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#746DFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #746DFD

Tints of #746DFD

Tones of #746DFD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6FD6D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #746DFD: #000000.

How #746DFD 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 #746DFD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #746DFC  ·  #746DFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #746DFD?

#746DFD is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 116, 109, 253). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #746DFD?

#746DFD is RGB 116, 109, 253 — HSL 243°, 97%, 71% — CMYK 54%, 57%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #746DFD?

Its complement is #F6FD6D; analogous partners are #6DAEFD and #BC6DFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #746DFD for text?

Black text on #746DFD has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.93:1.