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Recognised as Colour

#7272BB

  • #7272BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7272BB is a blue with RGB values 114, 114, 187 and HSL 240°, 35%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7272BB#7272BB
HEX#7272BB
RGBrgb(114, 114, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4471, 0.7333
RGB percentages44.7%, 44.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(240, 34.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 39%, 73.3%)
CMYK39%, 39%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,500,475
CSS custom property--colour: #7272BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#8D8D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#597CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5677B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5D808Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBBB72
Analogous#7297BB, #9772BB
Triadic#BB7272, #72BB72
Split complementary#BB9772, #97BB72
Tetradic#BB7297, #BBBB72, #72BB97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFD
Lighter +30%#D9D9ED
Lighter +20%#B7B7DC
Lighter +10%#9494CC
Darker −10%#5151A9
Darker −20%#414186
Darker −30%#303064
Darker −40%#202041
More saturated +25%#5858D5
Less saturated −25%#8C8CA1

Channel breakdown

R114
G114
B187
Red114 (44.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)34.93%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 72 · B BB

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