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Colour

#727AFF

  • #727AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#727AFF is a blue with RGB values 114, 122, 255 and HSL 237°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#727AFF#727AFF
HEX#727AFF
RGBrgb(114, 122, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4784, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 47.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(236.6, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.6, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 52.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,502,591
CSS custom property--colour: #727AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#8D8500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0483FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2498B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.8Royal blue · ΔE 11.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF772
Analogous#72C0FF, #B172FF
Triadic#FF727A, #7AFF72
Split complementary#FFB072, #C1FF72
Tetradic#FF72C0, #FFF772, #72FFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8DAFF
Lighter +10%#A5AAFF
Darker −10%#3F4AFF
Darker −20%#0C1AFF
Darker −30%#000CD8
Darker −40%#0009A5
More saturated +25%#727AFF
Less saturated −25%#848AED

Channel breakdown

R114
G122
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue236.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 7A · B FF

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