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Recognised as Colour

#727EA6

  • #727EA6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#727EA6 is a blue with RGB values 114, 126, 166 and HSL 226°, 23%, 55%. 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

#727EA6#727EA6
HEX#727EA6
RGBrgb(114, 126, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4941, 0.651
RGB percentages44.7%, 49.4%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(226.2, 22.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 31.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK31.3%, 24.1%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,503,526
CSS custom property--colour: #727EA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#8D8159

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7281A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7DA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#64868Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.3Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Gray · ΔE 23.3Dim grey · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A69A72
Analogous#7298A6, #8072A6
Triadic#A6727E, #7EA672
Split complementary#A68072, #98A672
Tetradic#A67298, #A69A72, #72A680

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF0F5
Lighter +30%#D0D4E1
Lighter +20%#B1B7CD
Lighter +10%#919BBA
Darker −10%#59658C
Darker −20%#454E6D
Darker −30%#31384E
Darker −40%#1D212F
More saturated +25%#556FC3
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R114
G126
B166
Red114 (44.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue226.15°
Saturation (HSL)22.61%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 7E · B A6

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