#738bc3

Color #738bc3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.43 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#738bc3

RGB

rgb(115, 139, 195)

HSL

hsl(222, 40%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 41%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(41%, 28.7%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(58.08, 5.87, -31.81)

LCH

lch(58.08, 32.35, 280.46)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.089, 266.13)

HWB

hwb(222, 45.1%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3ab73

Analogous

#73b3c3

#738bc3

#8373c3

Triadic

#738bc3

#c3738b

#8bc373

Split-complementary

#738bc3

#c38373

#b3c373

Tetradic

#738bc3

#ab73c3

#c3ab73

#8bc373

Square

#738bc3

#c373b3

#c3ab73

#73c383

Shades

Color #738bc3 mixed toward black.

#4f6db4

#3e5791

#2f416d

#1f2b48

#101624

Tints

Color #738bc3 mixed toward white.

#8a9ecd

#a2b2d7

#b9c5e1

#d0d8eb

#e8ecf5

Tones

Color #738bc3 mixed toward gray.

#7a8ebc

#8090b6

#8793af

#8e96a8

#9498a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7eb7 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#7d7bb5 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#74aeab · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #738bc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#738bc3]

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

#738bc3 (#738bc3) is rgb(115, 139, 195) in RGB.

No, #738bc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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