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Recognised as Colour

#727DB7

  • #727DB7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#727DB7 is a blue with RGB values 114, 125, 183 and HSL 230°, 32%, 58%. 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

#727DB7#727DB7
HEX#727DB7
RGBrgb(114, 125, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4902, 0.7176
RGB percentages44.7%, 49%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(230.4, 32.4%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 37.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK37.7%, 31.7%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,503,287
CSS custom property--colour: #727DB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#8D8248

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A83B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#657EB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5E8892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5Plum · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7AC72
Analogous#72A0B7, #8972B7
Triadic#B7727D, #7DB772
Split complementary#B78972, #A0B772
Tetradic#B772A0, #B7AC72, #72B78A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAFC
Lighter +30%#D7DAEB
Lighter +20%#B6BBD9
Lighter +10%#949CC8
Darker −10%#5360A3
Darker −20%#424C81
Darker −30%#31385F
Darker −40%#1F243E
More saturated +25%#576BD2
Less saturated −25%#8D8F9C

Channel breakdown

R114
G125
B183
Red114 (44.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue230.43°
Saturation (HSL)32.39%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 7D · B B7

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