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#746BBD

#746bbd ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#746bbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 41.96% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.62% cyan, 43.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 246.59°, with 38.32% saturation and 58.04% 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 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.179

Complementary

  1. #746bbd
  2. #b4bd6b

Split complementary

  1. #746bbd
  2. #bd9d6b
  3. #8bbd6b

Analogous

  1. #6b8bbd
  2. #746bbd
  3. #9d6bbd

Triadic

  1. #746bbd
  2. #bd746b
  3. #6bbd74

Tetradic

  1. #746bbd
  2. #bd6bb4
  3. #b4bd6b
  4. #6bbd74

Square

  1. #746bbd
  2. #bd6b8b
  3. #b4bd6b
  4. #6bbd9d

Monochromatic

  1. #322c63
  2. #4d4498
  3. #746bbd
  4. #a6a0d5
  5. #d7d5ec

Shades

#746bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #746bbd
  2. #6860aa
  3. #5d5697
  4. #514b84
  5. #464071
  6. #3a365f
  7. #2e2b4c
  8. #232039
  9. #171526
  10. #0c0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#746bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #746bbd
  2. #827ac4
  3. #9089ca
  4. #9e97d1
  5. #aca6d7
  6. #bab5de
  7. #c7c4e5
  8. #d5d3eb
  9. #e3e1f2
  10. #f1f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#746bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #746bbd
  2. #756db7
  3. #766fb1
  4. #7871ab
  5. #7973a5
  6. #7a769f
  7. #7b7898
  8. #7c7a92
  9. #7e7c8c
  10. #7f7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757197 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e77c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d73bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #607b8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6073bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f70bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6975a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-746bbd {
  color: #746bbd;
}
Background
.bg-746bbd {
  background-color: #746bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-746bbd {
  border: 2px solid #746bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #746bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 107 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 38% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-746bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #746bbd, #9d6bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-746bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 107 189 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.49 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.60 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.65 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.54 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.34 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.07 #8b9442 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#746bbd  rgb(116, 107, 189)  hsl(247, 38%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#b4bd6b  rgb(180, 189, 107)  hsl(67, 38%, 58%)  Dark Khaki
#bd746b  rgb(189, 116, 107)  hsl(7, 38%, 58%)  Old Rose
#6bbd74  rgb(107, 189, 116)  hsl(127, 38%, 58%)  Emerald