#749fef

Color #749fef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.18 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#749fef

RGB

rgb(116, 159, 239)

HSL

hsl(219, 79.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 51.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(65.54, 7.49, -44.63)

LCH

lch(65.54, 45.25, 279.53)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.127, 262.08)

HWB

hwb(219, 45.5%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efc474

Analogous

#74ddef

#749fef

#8674ef

Triadic

#749fef

#ef749f

#9fef74

Split-complementary

#749fef

#ef8674

#ddef74

Tetradic

#749fef

#c474ef

#efc474

#9fef74

Square

#749fef

#ef74dd

#efc474

#74ef86

Shades

Color #749fef mixed toward black.

#3f7ae9

#185ad4

#12449f

#0c2d6a

#061735

Tints

Color #749fef mixed toward white.

#8baff2

#a2bff4

#b9cff7

#d1dffa

#e8effc

Tones

Color #749fef mixed toward gray.

#7ea2e5

#88a5db

#93a8d0

#9dabc6

#a7aebc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989df · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#8683db · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#77d1ce · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 22.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #749fef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#749fef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#749fef (#749fef) is rgb(116, 159, 239) in RGB.

No, #749fef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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