#748fb5

Color #748fb5

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.87 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#748fb5

RGB

rgb(116, 143, 181)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 30.5%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 35.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.9%, 21%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(58.69, -0.03, -22.93)

LCH

lch(58.69, 22.93, 269.93)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0651, 256.95)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 45.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b59a74

Analogous

#74afb5

#748fb5

#7974b5

Triadic

#748fb5

#b5748f

#8fb574

Split-complementary

#748fb5

#b57974

#afb574

Tetradic

#748fb5

#9a74b5

#b59a74

#8fb574

Square

#748fb5

#b574af

#b59a74

#74b579

Shades

Color #748fb5 mixed toward black.

#5675a1

#455e81

#344661

#222f41

#111720

Tints

Color #748fb5 mixed toward white.

#8ba2c1

#a2b4ce

#b9c7da

#d1dae6

#e8ecf3

Tones

Color #748fb5 mixed toward gray.

#7990b0

#7f91aa

#8492a5

#8a939f

#8f939a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181ad · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#7f7dab · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#76a6a4 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #748fb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#748fb5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#748fb5 (#748fb5) is rgb(116, 143, 181) in RGB.

No, #748fb5 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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