#748caa

Color #748caa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.7 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#748caa

RGB

rgb(116, 140, 170)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 24.1%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 31.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(57.43, -1.23, -18.59)

LCH

lch(57.43, 18.63, 266.21)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0531, 254.16)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 45.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa9274

Analogous

#74a7aa

#748caa

#7774aa

Triadic

#748caa

#aa748c

#8caa74

Split-complementary

#748caa

#aa7774

#a7aa74

Tetradic

#748caa

#9274aa

#aa9274

#8caa74

Square

#748caa

#aa74a7

#aa9274

#74aa77

Shades

Color #748caa mixed toward black.

#5a7494

#485d76

#364659

#242e3b

#12171e

Tints

Color #748caa mixed toward white.

#8b9fb8

#a2b2c6

#bac6d5

#d1d9e3

#e8ecf1

Tones

Color #748caa mixed toward gray.

#798da6

#7d8da1

#828e9d

#868e98

#8b8f94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7fa3 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#7e7ca2 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#759e9d · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #748caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#748caa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#748caa (#748caa) is rgb(116, 140, 170) in RGB.

No, #748caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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