#747fab

Color #747fab

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.12 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#747fab

RGB

rgb(116, 127, 171)

HSL

hsl(228, 24.7%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 32.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.2%, 25.7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(53.85, 6.58, -24.66)

LCH

lch(53.85, 25.52, 284.94)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0684, 273.35)

HWB

hwb(228, 45.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba074

Analogous

#749bab

#747fab

#8574ab

Triadic

#747fab

#ab747f

#7fab74

Split-complementary

#747fab

#ab8574

#9bab74

Tetradic

#747fab

#a074ab

#aba074

#7fab74

Square

#747fab

#ab749b

#aba074

#74ab85

Shades

Color #747fab mixed toward black.

#5a6695

#485277

#363d5a

#24293c

#12141e

Tints

Color #747fab mixed toward white.

#8b94b9

#a2aac7

#babfd5

#d1d4e3

#e8eaf1

Tones

Color #747fab mixed toward gray.

#7982a7

#7d85a2

#82879d

#868a99

#8b8d94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7979a2 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#78779f · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#759a98 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #747fab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#747fab]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#747fab (#747fab) is rgb(116, 127, 171) in RGB.

No, #747fab 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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