Colour

#727E9B

#727E9B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#727E9B is a blue with RGB values 114, 126, 155 and HSL 222°, 17%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#727E9B#727E9B

HEX#727E9B

RGBrgb(114, 126, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4941, 0.6078

RGB percentages44.7%, 49.4%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(222.4, 17%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 26.5%, 60.8%)

CMYK26.5%, 18.7%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,503,515

CSS custom property--colour: #727E9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#8D8164

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75809Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#717C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#678488no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 7.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.1 Steel blue · ΔE 16.5 Gray · ΔE 17.2 Dim grey · ΔE 19.1 Dark grey · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B8F72

Analogous#72929B, #7B729B

Triadic#9B727E, #7E9B72

Split complementary#9B7B72, #939B72

Tetradic#9B7293, #9B8F72, #729B7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9EBF0

Lighter +30%#CCD0DA

Lighter +20%#AEB5C5

Lighter +10%#9099B0

Darker −10%#5A6580

Darker −20%#454E62

Darker −30%#303644

Darker −40%#1B1E26

More saturated +25%#5472B9

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R114

G126

B155

Red114 (44.7%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue222.44°

Saturation (HSL)17.01%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 7E · B 9B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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