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Recognised as Colour

#727CCF

  • #727CCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#727CCF is a blue with RGB values 114, 124, 207 and HSL 234°, 49%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#727CCF#727CCF
HEX#727CCF
RGBrgb(114, 124, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4863, 0.8118
RGB percentages44.7%, 48.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(233.5, 49.2%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 44.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK44.9%, 40.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,503,055
CSS custom property--colour: #727CCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#8D8330

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D86D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#567FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#528D9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFC572
Analogous#72ABCF, #9672CF
Triadic#CF727C, #7CCF72
Split complementary#CF9772, #AACF72
Tetradic#CF72AB, #CFC572, #72CF97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E6F6
Lighter +20%#BEC3E9
Lighter +10%#989FDC
Darker −10%#4C59C2
Darker −20%#3843A3
Darker −30%#2B347D
Darker −40%#1E2457
More saturated +25%#5A69E7
Less saturated −25%#8A8FB7

Channel breakdown

R114
G124
B207
Red114 (44.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue233.55°
Saturation (HSL)49.21%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 7C · B CF

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