Information about #74809E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#74809E presents itself as a gently muted sky-leaning azure — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Slate Gray (#778899). Nearby in the Register you will also find Scotty Silver (#758A9C) and Stained Red (#78779B).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(116, 128, 158)), which gives #74809E its character. If you plan to put text on a #74809E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74809E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#74809E color variations
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#74809E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74809E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74809E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74809E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#74809E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #74809E color
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Nearest named colors to #74809E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#778899
#758A9C
#78779B
#738595
#6F8C9F
#748B97
#777696
#718894
#778BA5
#7D7DA8
#768993
#6B8393
#74809E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74809E
- RGB116, 128, 158
- CMYK16, 12, 0, 38
- CSSrgb(116, 128, 158)
- HSL223°, 18%, 54%
- HSL Precise222.857°, 17.797%, 53.725%
- HSV223°, 27%, 62%
- HSB223°, 27%, 62%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.502, 0.620)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.502, 0.620, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.502, 0.620)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID74809E
- DECIMAL ID7635102
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
