#749acd

Color #749acd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.31 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#749acd

RGB

rgb(116, 154, 205)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 47.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 43.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.4%, 24.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(62.7, 0.34, -30.26)

LCH

lch(62.7, 30.26, 270.64)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0869, 255.95)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 45.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda774

Analogous

#74c6cd

#749acd

#7a74cd

Triadic

#749acd

#cd749a

#9acd74

Split-complementary

#749acd

#cd7a74

#c6cd74

Tetradic

#749acd

#a774cd

#cda774

#9acd74

Square

#749acd

#cd74c6

#cda774

#74cd7a

Shades

Color #749acd mixed toward black.

#4d7dbf

#39649d

#2a4b76

#1c324f

#0e1927

Tints

Color #749acd mixed toward white.

#8babd5

#a2bcde

#b9cce6

#d1ddee

#e8eef7

Tones

Color #749acd mixed toward gray.

#7b9bc6

#839cbe

#8a9db7

#929eaf

#999fa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8686c2 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#8481c0 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#76b9b7 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #749acd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#749acd]

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

#749acd (#749acd) is rgb(116, 154, 205) in RGB.

No, #749acd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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