#7974a4

Color #7974a4

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.42 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7974a4

RGB

rgb(121, 116, 164)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 20.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 29.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.2%, 29.3%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(50.96, 12.82, -25.03)

LCH

lch(50.96, 28.12, 297.12)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.073, 288.68)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 45.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa474

Analogous

#7487a4

#7974a4

#9174a4

Triadic

#7974a4

#a47974

#74a479

Split-complementary

#7974a4

#a49174

#87a474

Tetradic

#7974a4

#a4749f

#9fa474

#74a479

Square

#7974a4

#a47487

#9fa474

#74a491

Shades

Color #7974a4 mixed toward black.

#615c8d

#4e4a71

#3a3755

#272538

#13121c

Tints

Color #7974a4 mixed toward white.

#8f8bb3

#a6a2c2

#bcb9d2

#d2d1e1

#e9e8f0

Tones

Color #7974a4 mixed toward gray.

#7c78a0

#7f7c9c

#838098

#868494

#898890

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77779a · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#777898 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#799290 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7974a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7974a4]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#7974a4 (#7974a4) is rgb(121, 116, 164) in RGB.

No, #7974a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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