#748cbb

Color #748cbb

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.53 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#748cbb

RGB

rgb(116, 140, 187)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 34.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 38%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(58.09, 3.33, -27.26)

LCH

lch(58.09, 27.46, 276.96)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0762, 263.44)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 45.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bba374

Analogous

#74afbb

#748cbb

#7f74bb

Triadic

#748cbb

#bb748c

#8cbb74

Split-complementary

#748cbb

#bb7f74

#afbb74

Tetradic

#748cbb

#a374bb

#bba374

#8cbb74

Square

#748cbb

#bb74af

#bba374

#74bb7f

Shades

Color #748cbb mixed toward black.

#5370aa

#425a88

#324366

#212d44

#111622

Tints

Color #748cbb mixed toward white.

#8b9fc6

#a2b2d2

#b9c5dd

#d1d9e8

#e8ecf4

Tones

Color #748cbb mixed toward gray.

#7a8eb5

#8090af

#8692a9

#8c94a3

#92969d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7fb1 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#7e7caf · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#75a9a7 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #748cbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#748cbb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#748cbb (#748cbb) is rgb(116, 140, 187) in RGB.

No, #748cbb 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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