#746eaa

Color #746eaa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#746eaa

RGB

rgb(116, 110, 170)

HSL

hsl(246, 26.1%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 35.3%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.8%, 35.3%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(49.21, 16.47, -31.28)

LCH

lch(49.21, 35.35, 297.77)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.0915, 287.68)

HWB

hwb(246, 43.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4aa6e

Analogous

#6e86aa

#746eaa

#926eaa

Triadic

#746eaa

#aa746e

#6eaa74

Split-complementary

#746eaa

#aa926e

#86aa6e

Tetradic

#746eaa

#aa6ea4

#a4aa6e

#6eaa74

Square

#746eaa

#aa6e86

#a4aa6e

#6eaa92

Shades

Color #746eaa mixed toward black.

#5c5693

#4a4576

#373458

#25223b

#12111d

Tints

Color #746eaa mixed toward white.

#8b86b8

#a29ec6

#b9b6d5

#d1cfe3

#e8e7f1

Tones

Color #746eaa mixed toward gray.

#7873a5

#7c78a0

#807d9b

#848296

#888791

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.55:1

White text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71719e · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#72729b · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#749491 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #746eaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#746eaa]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#746eaa (#746eaa) is rgb(116, 110, 170) in RGB.

No, #746eaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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