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#7346df

a balanced, vivid violet · cool · closest name: Blue Violet

RGB
115, 70, 223
HSL
258°, 71%, 58%
CMYK
48, 69, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1335

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7346df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7346df
Hue
258°
violet
Saturation
71%
vivid
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
44%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1335
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
74/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
5.72:1
Closest name
Blue Violet
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue258° of 360°
Saturation71%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool74% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#7346df
RGBrgb(115, 70, 223)
HSLhsl(258, 71%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 69%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(43.3 54.1 -71.4)
LCHlch(43.3 89.5 307.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.535 0.219 290.6)
Decimal7554783
Display P3color(display-p3 0.451 0.275 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7346df;
background-color: #7346df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7346df] bg-[#7346df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7346df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.451, green: 0.275, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7346df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7346DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 70, 115)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #7346df · 5.72:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 5.72:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.67:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #7346df as text scores 5.72:1 on white and 3.67:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7346df on white: 5.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7346df on black: 3.67:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0069E4
deuteranopia · #0063DC
tritanopia · #4F6D8D

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7346df is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F3FC
#ECE7F8
#D5C9F2
#B79FEE
#9270E6
#7346df
#5724D1
#481EAE
#3A188B
#2D1665
#1C0D3F
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F6F3FCDarkest = 950 · #1C0D3F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F3FC;
  --brand-100: #ECE7F8;
  --brand-200: #D5C9F2;
  --brand-300: #B79FEE;
  --brand-400: #9270E6;
  --brand-500: #7346df;
  --brand-600: #5724D1;
  --brand-700: #481EAE;
  --brand-800: #3A188B;
  --brand-900: #2D1665;
  --brand-950: #1C0D3F;
  --brand: #7346df;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #7346df

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F6F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#CDC0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#624B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#ABB21A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2D136D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFE9FB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#191424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #7346df

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#B2DF46
Analogous left#4666DF
Analogous right#BF46DF
Split-complement 1#DFBF46
Split-complement 2#66DF46
Triadic 1#DF7346
Triadic 2#46DF73
Tetradic#DF4666

RGB percentages

Red45.1%
Green27.5%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan48.4%
Magenta68.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#7346df text on a black background

contrast 3.67:1

Card sample

#7346df text on a white background

contrast 5.72:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7346df;
Background color
Panel with #7346df background
background-color: #7346df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7346df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(115, 70, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(115, 70, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7346df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7346df, #D946DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7346df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#7346df in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#7346df, answered

What color is #7346df?

#7346df is a balanced vivid violet, closest to Blue Violet (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 258° on the hue wheel with 71% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #7346df?

rgb(115, 70, 223) — 115 red, 70 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 45.1% / 27.5% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #7346df a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1335 and perceived brightness is 44%, so white text on it reaches 5.72:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7346df?

White. It scores 5.72:1 against #7346df, versus 3.67:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7346df?

#B2DF46 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DFBF46 and #66DF46, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7346df?

For interface work: #F6F4FA as the surface, #CDC0ED for borders, #624B9B for secondary text, #ABB21A as an accent and #2D136D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #4666DF and #BF46DF stays calm, while #B2DF46 is the loudest partner.

What is #7346df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(48%, 69%, 0%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #7346df warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 74 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #AB46DF; nudged cooler, #4450E1.

Work with #7346df in the Color Lab