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#738ACF

#738acf ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#738acf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.12% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.44% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 48.94% saturation and 63.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2633

Complementary

  1. #738acf
  2. #cfb873

Split complementary

  1. #738acf
  2. #cf8a73
  3. #b8cf73

Analogous

  1. #73b8cf
  2. #738acf
  3. #8a73cf

Triadic

  1. #738acf
  2. #cf738a
  3. #8acf73

Tetradic

  1. #738acf
  2. #b873cf
  3. #cfb873
  4. #8acf73

Square

  1. #738acf
  2. #cf73b8
  3. #cfb873
  4. #73cf8a

Monochromatic

  1. #2b407e
  2. #3f5db7
  3. #738acf
  4. #acbae3
  5. #e5e9f6

Shades

#738acf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #738acf
  2. #687cba
  3. #5c6ea6
  4. #516191
  5. #45537c
  6. #3a4568
  7. #2e3753
  8. #23293e
  9. #171c29
  10. #0c0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#738acf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #738acf
  2. #8196d4
  3. #8fa1d9
  4. #9daddd
  5. #abb9e2
  6. #b9c5e7
  7. #c7d0ec
  8. #d5dcf1
  9. #e3e8f5
  10. #f1f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#738acf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #738acf
  2. #7489c7
  3. #7688bf
  4. #7787b7
  5. #7886af
  6. #7a85a8
  7. #7b84a0
  8. #7c8398
  9. #7d8290
  10. #7f8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7191d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6889cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5298a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #728ed1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d89ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6193b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-738acf {
  color: #738acf;
}
Background
.bg-738acf {
  background-color: #738acf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-738acf {
  border: 2px solid #738acf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #738acf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 138 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 49% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-738acf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #738acf, #8a73cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-738acf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 138 207 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.21 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.44 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.41 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.48 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.93 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.95 #8c7530 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Glaucous
#738acf  rgb(115, 138, 207)  hsl(225, 49%, 63%)  Glaucous
#cfb873  rgb(207, 184, 115)  hsl(45, 49%, 63%)  Ecru
#cf738a  rgb(207, 115, 138)  hsl(345, 49%, 63%)  Pale Violet Red
#8acf73  rgb(138, 207, 115)  hsl(105, 49%, 63%)  Pistachio