#756ead

Color #756ead

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.87 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#756ead

RGB

rgb(117, 110, 173)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 27.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 36.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.4%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(49.44, 17.57, -32.67)

LCH

lch(49.44, 37.09, 298.27)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.0959, 288.04)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 43.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6ad6e

Analogous

#6e86ad

#756ead

#956ead

Triadic

#756ead

#ad756e

#6ead75

Split-complementary

#756ead

#ad956e

#86ad6e

Tetradic

#756ead

#ad6ea6

#a6ad6e

#6ead75

Square

#756ead

#ad6e86

#a6ad6e

#6ead95

Shades

Color #756ead mixed toward black.

#5c5597

#4a4479

#37335a

#25223c

#12111e

Tints

Color #756ead mixed toward white.

#8c86bb

#a39ec8

#bab6d6

#d1cfe4

#e8e7f1

Tones

Color #756ead mixed toward gray.

#7973a8

#7d78a3

#817e9d

#858398

#898893

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7272a1 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#72739d · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#759693 · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #756ead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#756ead]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#756ead (#756ead) is rgb(117, 110, 173) in RGB.

No, #756ead is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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