Colour

#727DAE

#727DAE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#727DAE is a blue with RGB values 114, 125, 174 and HSL 229°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#727DAE#727DAE

HEX#727DAE

RGBrgb(114, 125, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4902, 0.6824

RGB percentages44.7%, 49%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(229, 27%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229, 34.5%, 68.2%)

CMYK34.5%, 28.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,503,278

CSS custom property--colour: #727DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#8D8251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E82B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#697DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#61868Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7 Gray · ΔE 28.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEA372

Analogous#729BAE, #8572AE

Triadic#AE727D, #7DAE72

Split complementary#AE8572, #9BAE72

Tetradic#AE729B, #AEA372, #72AE85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F4F8

Lighter +30%#D3D7E6

Lighter +20%#B3B9D3

Lighter +10%#929BC1

Darker −10%#566297

Darker −20%#444D76

Darker −30%#313856

Darker −40%#1F2335

More saturated +25%#566BCA

Less saturated −25%#8E8F92

Channel breakdown

R114

G125

B174

Red114 (44.7%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue229°

Saturation (HSL)27.03%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 7D · B AE

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Colour values

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