Recognised as Colour

#727D87

#727D87
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#727D87 is a blue with RGB values 114, 125, 135 and HSL 209°, 8%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#727D87#727D87

HEX#727D87

RGBrgb(114, 125, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4902, 0.5294

RGB percentages44.7%, 49%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(208.6, 8.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.6, 15.6%, 52.9%)

CMYK15.6%, 7.4%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,503,239

CSS custom property--colour: #727D87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#8D8278

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797D88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#777B87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6D7F80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 3.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 5.9 Gray · ΔE 7.3 Dim grey · ΔE 10.2 Dark grey · ΔE 18.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 3.91, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#877C72

Analogous#728787, #727287

Triadic#87727D, #7D8772

Split complementary#877272, #878772

Tetradic#877287, #877C72, #738772

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0E3E5

Lighter +30%#C4C9CE

Lighter +20%#A9B0B6

Lighter +10%#8D969F

Darker −10%#5B636B

Darker −20%#434A50

Darker −30%#2C3034

Darker −40%#151718

More saturated +25%#537EA6

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R114

G125

B135

Red114 (44.7%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue208.57°

Saturation (HSL)8.43%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 7D · B 87

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