#747ca9

Color #747ca9

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#747ca9

RGB

rgb(116, 124, 169)

HSL

hsl(230.9, 23.6%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.9, 31.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 26.6%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(52.94, 7.82, -24.9)

LCH

lch(52.94, 26.1, 287.44)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.0693, 276.29)

HWB

hwb(230.9, 45.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a174

Analogous

#7497a9

#747ca9

#8674a9

Triadic

#747ca9

#a9747c

#7ca974

Split-complementary

#747ca9

#a98674

#97a974

Tetradic

#747ca9

#a174a9

#a9a174

#7ca974

Square

#747ca9

#a97497

#a9a174

#74a986

Shades

Color #747ca9 mixed toward black.

#5b6393

#494f75

#363c58

#24283b

#12141d

Tints

Color #747ca9 mixed toward white.

#8b92b7

#a2a8c6

#babed4

#d1d3e2

#e8e9f1

Tones

Color #747ca9 mixed toward gray.

#787fa5

#7d82a0

#81859c

#868897

#8a8b93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7878a0 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#77769d · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#749896 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #747ca9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#747ca9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#747ca9 (#747ca9) is rgb(116, 124, 169) in RGB.

No, #747ca9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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