Information about #74839A color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted sky-leaning azure, #74839A 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 practically indistinguishable from Steel (#738595). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Slate Gray (#778899) and Scotty Silver (#758A9C).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(116, 131, 154)), which gives #74839A its character. If you plan to put text on a #74839A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74839A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#74839A color variations
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#74839A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74839A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74839A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74839A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#74839A 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 #74839A color
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Nearest named colors to #74839A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#738595
#778899
#758A9C
#718894
#748B97
#768993
#708090
#6B8393
#6F8C9F
#78779B
#777696
#778BA5
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74839A
- RGB116, 131, 154
- CMYK15, 9, 0, 40
- CSSrgb(116, 131, 154)
- HSL216°, 16%, 53%
- HSL Precise216.316°, 15.833%, 52.941%
- HSV216°, 25%, 60%
- HSB216°, 25%, 60%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.514, 0.604)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.514, 0.604, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.514, 0.604)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID74839A
- DECIMAL ID7635866
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
