Information about #747F8B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #747F8B is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 127, 139) — 45.5% red, 49.8% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 5 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #747F8B sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bluff (#718187). Nearby in the Register you will also find Steel Grey (#6F828A) and Slate Gray (#708090).

The recipe behind #747F8B is rgb(116, 127, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #747F8B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.1:1. #747F8B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#747F8B color variations

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#747F8B 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 #747F8B

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

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#747F8B
  • RGB116, 127, 139
  • CMYK9, 5, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(116, 127, 139)
  • HSL211°, 9%, 50%
  • HSL Precise211.304°, 9.02%, 50%
  • HSV211°, 17%, 55%
  • HSB211°, 17%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.498, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.498, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.498, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID747F8B
  • DECIMAL ID7634827
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01