#737d97

Color #737d97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#737d97

RGB

rgb(115, 125, 151)

HSL

hsl(223.3, 14.8%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.3, 23.8%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.8%, 17.2%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(52.45, 2.3, -15.21)

LCH

lch(52.45, 15.38, 278.6)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0416, 268.62)

HWB

hwb(223.3, 45.1%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#978d73

Analogous

#738f97

#737d97

#7b7397

Triadic

#737d97

#97737d

#7d9773

Split-complementary

#737d97

#977b73

#8f9773

Tetradic

#737d97

#8d7397

#978d73

#7d9773

Square

#737d97

#97738f

#978d73

#73977b

Shades

Color #737d97 mixed toward black.

#5f687f

#4c5366

#393e4c

#262933

#131519

Tints

Color #737d97 mixed toward white.

#8a93a8

#a2a8ba

#b9becb

#d0d4dc

#e8e9ee

Tones

Color #737d97 mixed toward gray.

#767e94

#798091

#7c818e

#7f828b

#828488

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#777891 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#777690 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#748c8b · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #737d97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#737d97]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#737d97 (#737d97) is rgb(115, 125, 151) in RGB.

No, #737d97 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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