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Information about #738F99 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#738F99 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(115, 143, 153) — 45.1% red, 56.1% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 4 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #738F99 reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bluish Grey (#748B97). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scotty Silver (#758A9C) and Bermuda Grey (#6F8C9F).

In RGB terms — rgb(115, 143, 153) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #738F99: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. #738F99 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#738F99 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#738F99 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #738F99

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Bounce color link
Bounce

#679394

Grey Blue color link
Grey Blue

#6B8BA4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#738F99
  • RGB115, 143, 153
  • CMYK15, 4, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(115, 143, 153)
  • HSL196°, 16%, 53%
  • HSL Precise195.789°, 15.702%, 52.549%
  • HSV196°, 25%, 60%
  • HSB196°, 25%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.561, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.561, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.561, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID738F99
  • DECIMAL ID7573401
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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