#738cb3

Color #738cb3

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#738cb3

RGB

rgb(115, 140, 179)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 29.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 35.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.8%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(57.71, 0.86, -23.31)

LCH

lch(57.71, 23.33, 272.11)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0657, 259.12)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 45.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b39a73

Analogous

#73acb3

#738cb3

#7a73b3

Triadic

#738cb3

#b3738c

#8cb373

Split-complementary

#738cb3

#b37a73

#acb373

Tetradic

#738cb3

#9a73b3

#b39a73

#8cb373

Square

#738cb3

#b373ac

#b39a73

#73b37a

Shades

Color #738cb3 mixed toward black.

#56729f

#455c7f

#34455f

#222e3f

#111720

Tints

Color #738cb3 mixed toward white.

#8a9fc0

#a2b2cc

#b9c5d9

#d0d9e6

#e8ecf2

Tones

Color #738cb3 mixed toward gray.

#788dae

#7e8ea8

#838fa3

#88919e

#8e9298

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7fab · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#7d7ba9 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#74a4a2 · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #738cb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#738cb3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#738cb3 (#738cb3) is rgb(115, 140, 179) in RGB.

No, #738cb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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