#74829f

Color #74829f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#74829f

RGB

rgb(116, 130, 159)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 18.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 27%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 18.2%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(54.22, 1.71, -17.16)

LCH

lch(54.22, 17.24, 275.69)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.0473, 264.78)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 45.5%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9174

Analogous

#74979f

#74829f

#7b749f

Triadic

#74829f

#9f7482

#829f74

Split-complementary

#74829f

#9f7b74

#979f74

Tetradic

#74829f

#91749f

#9f9174

#829f74

Square

#74829f

#9f7497

#9f9174

#749f7b

Shades

Color #74829f mixed toward black.

#5e6b87

#4b566c

#384051

#252b36

#13151b

Tints

Color #74829f mixed toward white.

#8b97af

#a2acbf

#b9c0cf

#d1d5df

#e8eaef

Tones

Color #74829f mixed toward gray.

#78839b

#7b8498

#7f8694

#828791

#86888d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a99 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#797897 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#759392 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74829f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74829f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#74829f (#74829f) is rgb(116, 130, 159) in RGB.

No, #74829f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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