#747d9d

Color #747d9d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.91 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#747d9d

RGB

rgb(116, 125, 157)

HSL

hsl(226.8, 17.3%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.8, 26.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 20.4%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(52.75, 4.12, -18.25)

LCH

lch(52.75, 18.71, 282.72)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.0501, 272.51)

HWB

hwb(226.8, 45.5%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9474

Analogous

#74919d

#747d9d

#7f749d

Triadic

#747d9d

#9d747d

#7d9d74

Split-complementary

#747d9d

#9d7f74

#919d74

Tetradic

#747d9d

#94749d

#9d9474

#7d9d74

Square

#747d9d

#9d7491

#9d9474

#749d7f

Shades

Color #747d9d mixed toward black.

#5e6785

#4b526b

#383e50

#262935

#13151b

Tints

Color #747d9d mixed toward white.

#8b93ad

#a2a8be

#b9bece

#d1d4de

#e8e9ef

Tones

Color #747d9d mixed toward gray.

#777f9a

#7b8196

#7e8393

#82858f

#85878c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787896 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#777794 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#74908f · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #747d9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#747d9d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#747d9d (#747d9d) is rgb(116, 125, 157) in RGB.

No, #747d9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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