#746594

Color #746594

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 23.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#746594

RGB

rgb(116, 101, 148)

HSL

hsl(259.1, 18.9%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.1, 31.8%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 31.8%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(45.85, 16.22, -23.55)

LCH

lch(45.85, 28.6, 304.56)

OKLCH

oklch(53.9%, 0.074, 298.57)

HWB

hwb(259.1, 39.6%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#859465

Analogous

#656d94

#746594

#8b6594

Triadic

#746594

#947465

#659474

Split-complementary

#746594

#948b65

#6d9465

Tetradic

#746594

#946585

#859465

#659474

Square

#746594

#94656d

#859465

#65948b

Shades

Color #746594 mixed toward black.

#61547b

#4d4363

#3a324a

#272231

#131119

Tints

Color #746594 mixed toward white.

#8b7ea7

#a298b8

#b9b1ca

#d0cbdc

#e8e5ed

Tones

Color #746594 mixed toward gray.

#756990

#776d8c

#787188

#7a7584

#7b7980

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.03:1

White text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6e8a · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#6f7088 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#738280 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 19

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #746594;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#746594]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

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Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#746594 (#746594) is rgb(116, 101, 148) in RGB.

No, #746594 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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