#717eb5

Color #717eb5

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#717eb5

RGB

rgb(113, 126, 181)

HSL

hsl(228.5, 31.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.5, 37.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 30.4%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(53.78, 9.03, -30.54)

LCH

lch(53.78, 31.85, 286.47)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0853, 273.43)

HWB

hwb(228.5, 44.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a871

Analogous

#71a0b5

#717eb5

#8671b5

Triadic

#717eb5

#b5717e

#7eb571

Split-complementary

#717eb5

#b58671

#a0b571

Tetradic

#717eb5

#a871b5

#b5a871

#7eb571

Square

#717eb5

#b571a0

#b5a871

#71b586

Shades

Color #717eb5 mixed toward black.

#5463a1

#434f81

#323b61

#222740

#111420

Tints

Color #717eb5 mixed toward white.

#8993c1

#a0a9ce

#b8beda

#d0d4e6

#e7e9f3

Tones

Color #717eb5 mixed toward gray.

#7681af

#7c85aa

#8288a4

#888c9e

#8d8f99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7777aa · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#7675a7 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#72a09e · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 19

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #717eb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#717eb5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#717eb5 (#717eb5) is rgb(113, 126, 181) in RGB.

No, #717eb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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