Information about #73718E color

#73718E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#73718E falls into the Blue Color FamilyLow Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(115, 113, 142) — 45.1% red, 44.3% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 11 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#73718E is a softly toned deep-sea blue that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Rhythm (#777696). Slightly further away sit Skeletony (#777887) and Waterloo (#727282).

The recipe behind #73718E is rgb(115, 113, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #73718E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#73718E color variations

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

#73718E 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 #73718E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73718E
  • RGB115, 113, 142
  • CMYK11, 11, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(115, 113, 142)
  • HSL244°, 11%, 50%
  • HSL Precise244.138°, 11.373%, 50%
  • HSV244°, 20%, 56%
  • HSB244°, 20%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.443, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.443, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.443, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID73718E
  • DECIMAL ID7565710
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01