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Recognised as Colour

#727BE7

  • #727BE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#727BE7 is a blue with RGB values 114, 123, 231 and HSL 235°, 71%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#727BE7#727BE7
HEX#727BE7
RGBrgb(114, 123, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4824, 0.9059
RGB percentages44.7%, 48.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(235.4, 70.9%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 50.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK50.6%, 46.8%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,502,823
CSS custom property--colour: #727BE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#8D8418

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B8AEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F81E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4192A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.1Medium purple · ΔE 12.5Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7DE72
Analogous#72B6E7, #A372E7
Triadic#E7727B, #7BE772
Split complementary#E7A372, #B6E772
Tetradic#E772B6, #E7DE72, #72E7A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F5FD
Lighter +20%#C9CDF6
Lighter +10%#9EA4EE
Darker −10%#4652E0
Darker −20%#2331D0
Darker −30%#1C26A4
Darker −40%#151C78
More saturated +25%#5D6AFC
Less saturated −25%#878CD2

Channel breakdown

R114
G123
B231
Red114 (44.7%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue235.38°
Saturation (HSL)70.91%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 7B · B E7

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