Palettes / Colors / #7488CD

#7488CD — Muted Blue

#7488CD is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #7488CD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#7488CD 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 #CDBA74; it also sits naturally between #74B4CD and #8D74CD. 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 53% · Blue 80%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7488CD

.text { color: #7488CD; }
.background { background-color: #7488CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7488CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 136, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 47%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7488CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 136, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7488CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 136, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7488CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7488CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDBA74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7488CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7488CD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #7488CD 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 #7488CD 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 #7488CD?

#7488CD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 116, 136, 205). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7488CD?

#7488CD is RGB 116, 136, 205 — HSL 227°, 47%, 63% — CMYK 43%, 34%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #7488CD?

Its complement is #CDBA74; analogous partners are #74B4CD and #8D74CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7488CD for text?

Black text on #7488CD has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.