Information about #747FBF color

#747FBF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#747FBF falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 127, 191) — 45.5% red, 49.8% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 25 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#747FBF is a moderately toned classic blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Masquerade (#7285BC). Slightly further away sit Moody Blue (#8378C7) and Toolbox (#746CC0).

The recipe behind #747FBF is rgb(116, 127, 191), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #747FBF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#747FBF color variations

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

#747FBF 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 #747FBF

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

Masquerade color link
Masquerade

#7285BC

Moody Blue color link
Moody Blue

#8378C7

Toolbox color link
Toolbox

#746CC0

Faded Blue color link
Faded Blue

#658CBB

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

Ube color link
Ube

#8878C3

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

Ship Cove color link
Ship Cove

#7988AB

Long Shot color link
Long Shot

#8776B6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#747FBF
  • RGB116, 127, 191
  • CMYK29, 25, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(116, 127, 191)
  • HSL231°, 37%, 60%
  • HSL Precise231.2°, 36.946%, 60.196%
  • HSV231°, 39%, 75%
  • HSB231°, 39%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.498, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.498, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.498, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID747FBF
  • DECIMAL ID7634879
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01