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Recognised as Colour

#727DE8

  • #727DE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#727DE8 is a blue with RGB values 114, 125, 232 and HSL 234°, 72%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#727DE8#727DE8
HEX#727DE8
RGBrgb(114, 125, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4902, 0.9098
RGB percentages44.7%, 49%, 91%
HSLhsl(234.4, 72%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 50.9%, 91%)
CMYK50.9%, 46.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,503,336
CSS custom property--colour: #727DE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#8D8217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E8CECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4282E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4094A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.8Medium purple · ΔE 13.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8DD72
Analogous#72B8E8, #A272E8
Triadic#E8727D, #7DE872
Split complementary#E8A272, #B8E872
Tetradic#E872B8, #E8DD72, #72E8A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F6FD
Lighter +20%#CACEF6
Lighter +10%#9EA5EF
Darker −10%#4655E1
Darker −20%#2233D2
Darker −30%#1B28A6
Darker −40%#141D7A
More saturated +25%#5E6CFD
Less saturated −25%#878ED3

Channel breakdown

R114
G125
B232
Red114 (44.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue234.41°
Saturation (HSL)71.95%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 7D · B E8

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