#738cb5

Color #738cb5

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#738cb5

RGB

rgb(115, 140, 181)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 30.8%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 36.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.5%, 22.7%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(57.79, 1.4, -24.33)

LCH

lch(57.79, 24.37, 273.29)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0684, 260.15)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 45.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b59c73

Analogous

#73adb5

#738cb5

#7b73b5

Triadic

#738cb5

#b5738c

#8cb573

Split-complementary

#738cb5

#b57b73

#adb573

Tetradic

#738cb5

#9c73b5

#b59c73

#8cb573

Square

#738cb5

#b573ad

#b59c73

#73b57b

Shades

Color #738cb5 mixed toward black.

#5572a1

#445b81

#334461

#222e40

#111720

Tints

Color #738cb5 mixed toward white.

#8a9fc1

#a2b2ce

#b9c5da

#d0d9e6

#e8ecf3

Tones

Color #738cb5 mixed toward gray.

#788daf

#7e8faa

#8390a4

#89919f

#8e9399

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7fac · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#7d7baa · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#74a5a3 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #738cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#738cb5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#738cb5 (#738cb5) is rgb(115, 140, 181) in RGB.

No, #738cb5 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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