#738cb4

Color #738cb4

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#738cb4

RGB

rgb(115, 140, 180)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 30.2%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 36.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.1%, 22.2%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(57.75, 1.13, -23.82)

LCH

lch(57.75, 23.85, 272.72)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.067, 259.68)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 45.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b49b73

Analogous

#73acb4

#738cb4

#7a73b4

Triadic

#738cb4

#b4738c

#8cb473

Split-complementary

#738cb4

#b47a73

#acb473

Tetradic

#738cb4

#9b73b4

#b49b73

#8cb473

Square

#738cb4

#b473ac

#b49b73

#73b47a

Shades

Color #738cb4 mixed toward black.

#5672a0

#455b80

#334560

#222e40

#111720

Tints

Color #738cb4 mixed toward white.

#8a9fc0

#a2b2cd

#b9c5d9

#d0d9e6

#e8ecf2

Tones

Color #738cb4 mixed toward gray.

#788dae

#7e8ea9

#8390a4

#89919e

#8e9299

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7fab · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#7d7ba9 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#74a4a3 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #738cb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#738cb4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#738cb4 (#738cb4) is rgb(115, 140, 180) in RGB.

No, #738cb4 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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