#717b8a

Color #717b8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 2.66 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#717b8a

RGB

rgb(113, 123, 138)

HSL

hsl(216, 10%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 18.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 10.9%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(51.28, -0.34, -9.39)

LCH

lch(51.28, 9.4, 267.93)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.0259, 258.43)

HWB

hwb(216, 44.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8071

Analogous

#71878a

#717b8a

#73718a

Triadic

#717b8a

#8a717b

#7b8a71

Split-complementary

#717b8a

#8a7371

#878a71

Tetradic

#717b8a

#80718a

#8a8071

#7b8a71

Square

#717b8a

#8a7187

#8a8071

#718a73

Shades

Color #717b8a mixed toward black.

#5e6673

#4b525c

#383d45

#26292e

#131417

Tints

Color #717b8a mixed toward white.

#88919e

#a0a7b1

#b8bdc5

#d0d3d8

#e7e9ec

Tones

Color #717b8a mixed toward gray.

#737b88

#757c86

#777c84

#797d82

#7b7d80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#757687 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#757486 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#728483 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #717b8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#717b8a]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#717b8a (#717b8a) is rgb(113, 123, 138) in RGB.

No, #717b8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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