Information about #749BAF color
Basic facts about this digital color
#749BAF presents itself as a softly balanced steel-blue azure — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Awash (#739CA9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Moon (#7296AB) and Greyblue (#77A1B5).
In RGB terms — rgb(116, 155, 175) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #749BAF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#749BAF color variations
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#749BAF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#749BAF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#749BAF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#749BAF color hues
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#749BAF 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 #749BAF color
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Nearest named colors to #749BAF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#739CA9
#7296AB
#77A1B5
#7C98AB
#7D9EA8
#68A0B0
#6DA5B4
#7D93A8
#7092BA
#849CA9
#7DA8A8
#81A6AA
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#749BAF
- RGB116, 155, 175
- CMYK23, 8, 0, 31
- CSSrgb(116, 155, 175)
- HSL200°, 27%, 57%
- HSL Precise200.339°, 26.941%, 57.059%
- HSV200°, 34%, 69%
- HSB200°, 34%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.608, 0.686)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.608, 0.686, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.608, 0.686)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID749BAF
- DECIMAL ID7642031
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
