Close to Medium Slate Blue

#737DFD

#737DFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 45.1% red, 49% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 236°, with 97% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

3.45:1 AA Large
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6.08:1 AA
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This color as text on black

6.08:1 AA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #737DFD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#737DFD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #737DFD

What color is #737DFD?

#737DFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 45.1% red, 49% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 236°, with 97% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #737DFD in RGB?

#737DFD is rgb(115, 125, 253): 115 red, 125 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #737DFD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(55, 51, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #737DFD?

PANTONE 2935 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #737DFD?

Its complement #918E08 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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