#74819AStonewash (#74819A) is a mid-tone, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 263°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.041. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #74819A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 129, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 16%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 25%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(53.8 1 -15) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.602 0.041 263) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Stonewash shifts subtly: leans toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7a7e90 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#798297 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#74819a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#74829c — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Stonewash in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.93:1 and against black 5.35:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ced8ed · #a5b1c8 · #74819a · #5a667d · #3a4458 · #1c2435
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#80acc4 · #7297ba · #74819a · #676b97 · #61577f · #584465
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d1b0e0 · #a898af · #74819a · #516489 · #374869 · #36283c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dde9ff · #dcc08c · #74819a · #5a616e · #374359 · #202734
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f1ea · #979ca5 · #74819a · #696661 · #262a33 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf2fd · #c3c9d5 · #74819a · #1a2232 · #01030f · #efbb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9f1e1 · #ae9971 · #74819a · #7b6330 · #392700 · #000007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9f1e1 · #ba9279 · #74819a · #666b36 · #422006 · #010100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedeb · #bf8e8a · #74819a · #4c724a · #143214 · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf3 · #ba8d9f · #74819a · #7b6330 · #003328 · #0d0500
#8893AA · #9CA6BA · #B1BACB · #C6CDDB · #DBE1EC
#5E6A80 · #4A5468 · #363F50 · #232B39 · #121824
#778195 · #79818F · #7C818A
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.