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#747EC0

#747ec0 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#747ec0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 49.41% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.58% cyan, 34.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 232.11°, with 37.62% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2244

Complementary

  1. #747ec0
  2. #c0b674

Split complementary

  1. #747ec0
  2. #c09074
  3. #a4c074

Analogous

  1. #74a4c0
  2. #747ec0
  3. #9074c0

Triadic

  1. #747ec0
  2. #c0747e
  3. #7ec074

Tetradic

  1. #747ec0
  2. #b674c0
  3. #c0b674
  4. #7ec074

Square

  1. #747ec0
  2. #c074a4
  3. #c0b674
  4. #74c090

Monochromatic

  1. #30386b
  2. #48549f
  3. #747ec0
  4. #a9afd8
  5. #dde0f0

Shades

#747ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #747ec0
  2. #6871ad
  3. #5d659a
  4. #515886
  5. #464c73
  6. #3a3f60
  7. #2e324d
  8. #23263a
  9. #171926
  10. #0c0d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#747ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #747ec0
  2. #828bc6
  3. #9098cd
  4. #9ea5d3
  5. #acb2d9
  6. #babfe0
  7. #c7cbe6
  8. #d5d8ec
  9. #e3e5f2
  10. #f1f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#747ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #747ec0
  2. #757eba
  3. #767eb3
  4. #787fad
  5. #797fa6
  6. #7a7fa0
  7. #7b7f9a
  8. #7c7f93
  9. #7e808d
  10. #7f8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d819f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6885c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6380be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d8b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d83c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a7fbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6786a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-747ec0 {
  color: #747ec0;
}
Background
.bg-747ec0 {
  background-color: #747ec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-747ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #747ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #747ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 126 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 38% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-747ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #747ec0, #9074c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-747ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 126 192 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.99 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.95 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.29 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.57 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.57 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.62 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.72 #8b813f Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#747ec0  rgb(116, 126, 192)  hsl(232, 38%, 60%)  Glaucous
#c0b674  rgb(192, 182, 116)  hsl(52, 38%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#c0747e  rgb(192, 116, 126)  hsl(352, 38%, 60%)  Rose Gold
#7ec074  rgb(126, 192, 116)  hsl(112, 38%, 60%)  Mantis