#717caa

Color #717caa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#717caa

RGB

rgb(113, 124, 170)

HSL

hsl(228.4, 25.1%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.4, 33.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.5%, 27.1%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(52.76, 7.19, -25.78)

LCH

lch(52.76, 26.76, 285.58)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.0716, 273.68)

HWB

hwb(228.4, 44.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa9f71

Analogous

#7199aa

#717caa

#8371aa

Triadic

#717caa

#aa717c

#7caa71

Split-complementary

#717caa

#aa8371

#99aa71

Tetradic

#717caa

#9f71aa

#aa9f71

#7caa71

Square

#717caa

#aa7199

#aa9f71

#71aa83

Shades

Color #717caa mixed toward black.

#586494

#475076

#353c59

#23283b

#12141e

Tints

Color #717caa mixed toward white.

#8992b8

#a0a8c6

#b8bed5

#d0d3e3

#e7e9f1

Tones

Color #717caa mixed toward gray.

#767fa5

#7b82a1

#7f859c

#848897

#898b92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7676a0 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#75749e · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#729896 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #717caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#717caa]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#717caa (#717caa) is rgb(113, 124, 170) in RGB.

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

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