Colour

#727EBE

#727EBE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#727EBE is a blue with RGB values 114, 126, 190 and HSL 231°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#727EBE#727EBE

HEX#727EBE

RGBrgb(114, 126, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4941, 0.7451

RGB percentages44.7%, 49.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(230.5, 36.9%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 40%, 74.5%)

CMYK40%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,503,550

CSS custom property--colour: #727EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#8D8141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6885C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#637FBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5A8B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEB272

Analogous#72A4BE, #8C72BE

Triadic#BE727E, #7EBE72

Split complementary#BE8C72, #A4BE72

Tetradic#BE72A4, #BEB272, #72BE8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#DBDEEE

Lighter +20%#B8BEDE

Lighter +10%#959ECE

Darker −10%#505FAD

Darker −20%#404C8A

Darker −30%#303867

Darker −40%#202544

More saturated +25%#586CD8

Less saturated −25%#8C90A4

Channel breakdown

R114

G126

B190

Red114 (44.7%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue230.53°

Saturation (HSL)36.89%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 7E · B BE

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Colour values

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