Colour

#7272BF

#7272BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7272BF is a blue with RGB values 114, 114, 191 and HSL 240°, 38%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#7272BF

RGBrgb(114, 114, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4471, 0.749

RGB percentages44.7%, 44.7%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(240, 37.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 40.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK40.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,500,479

CSS custom property--colour: #7272BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#8D8D40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#577CC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5477BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#5B818Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7 Steel blue · ΔE 24.9 Royal blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BFBF72

Analogous#7299BF, #9972BF

Triadic#BF7272, #72BF72

Split complementary#BF9972, #99BF72

Tetradic#BF7299, #BFBF72, #72BF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#DBDBEF

Lighter +20%#B8B8DF

Lighter +10%#9595CF

Darker −10%#4F4FAF

Darker −20%#3F3F8C

Darker −30%#2F2F69

Darker −40%#202045

More saturated +25%#5858D9

Less saturated −25%#8C8CA5

Channel breakdown

R114

G114

B191

Red114 (44.7%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)37.56%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 72 · B BF

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