#747cb5

Color #747cb5

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#747cb5

RGB

rgb(116, 124, 181)

HSL

hsl(232.6, 30.5%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.6, 35.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.9%, 31.5%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(53.45, 11.07, -31.03)

LCH

lch(53.45, 32.95, 289.63)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.0872, 277.31)

HWB

hwb(232.6, 45.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5ad74

Analogous

#749cb5

#747cb5

#8c74b5

Triadic

#747cb5

#b5747c

#7cb574

Split-complementary

#747cb5

#b58c74

#9cb574

Tetradic

#747cb5

#ad74b5

#b5ad74

#7cb574

Square

#747cb5

#b5749c

#b5ad74

#74b58c

Shades

Color #747cb5 mixed toward black.

#565fa1

#454c81

#343961

#222641

#111320

Tints

Color #747cb5 mixed toward white.

#8b92c1

#a2a8ce

#b9bdda

#d1d3e6

#e8e9f3

Tones

Color #747cb5 mixed toward gray.

#7980b0

#7f84aa

#8488a5

#8a8c9f

#8f909a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7878a9 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#7776a7 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#74a09d · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #747cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#747cb5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#747cb5 (#747cb5) is rgb(116, 124, 181) in RGB.

No, #747cb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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