#748cb3

Color #748cb3

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.67 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#748cb3

RGB

rgb(116, 140, 179)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 29.3%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 35.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.2%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(57.77, 1.15, -23.2)

LCH

lch(57.77, 23.23, 272.84)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0652, 260.02)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 45.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b39b74

Analogous

#74abb3

#748cb3

#7b74b3

Triadic

#748cb3

#b3748c

#8cb374

Split-complementary

#748cb3

#b37b74

#abb374

Tetradic

#748cb3

#9b74b3

#b39b74

#8cb374

Square

#748cb3

#b374ab

#b39b74

#74b37b

Shades

Color #748cb3 mixed toward black.

#57729f

#455b7f

#34455f

#232e40

#111720

Tints

Color #748cb3 mixed toward white.

#8b9fc0

#a2b2cc

#b9c5d9

#d1d9e6

#e8ecf2

Tones

Color #748cb3 mixed toward gray.

#798dae

#7e8ea8

#8490a3

#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 8.5

Deuteranopia

#7e7ca9 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#75a4a2 · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #748cb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#748cb3]

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

#748cb3 (#748cb3) is rgb(116, 140, 179) in RGB.

No, #748cb3 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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