Information about #736ADD color

#736ADD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#736ADD falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(115, 106, 221) — 45.1% red, 41.6% green, 86.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 42 / 45 / 0 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #736ADD reads as a strongly colored deep-sea blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). Slightly further away sit Blue Lotus (#6960EC) and Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1).

In RGB terms — rgb(115, 106, 221) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #736ADD: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#736ADD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#736ADD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #736ADD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#736ADD
  • RGB115, 106, 221
  • CMYK42, 45, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(115, 106, 221)
  • HSL245°, 63%, 64%
  • HSL Precise244.696°, 62.842%, 64.118%
  • HSV245°, 52%, 87%
  • HSB245°, 52%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.416, 0.867)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.416, 0.867, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.416, 0.867)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID736ADD
  • DECIMAL ID7563997
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01