Colour

#727EEC

#727EEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#727EEC is a blue with RGB values 114, 126, 236 and HSL 234°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#727EEC

RGBrgb(114, 126, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.4941, 0.9255

RGB percentages44.7%, 49.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(234.1, 76.3%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.1, 51.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK51.7%, 46.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,503,596

CSS custom property--colour: #727EEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#8D8113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D8DF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F83EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#3C96AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12 Medium purple · ΔE 13.3 Slate blue · ΔE 15.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECE072

Analogous#72BBEC, #A372EC

Triadic#EC727E, #7EEC72

Split complementary#ECA372, #BBEC72

Tetradic#EC72BB, #ECE072, #72ECA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F9FE

Lighter +20%#CCD0F8

Lighter +10%#9FA7F2

Darker −10%#4555E6

Darker −20%#1D30DB

Darker −30%#1726AE

Darker −40%#111C81

More saturated +25%#5F6FFF

Less saturated −25%#868ED8

Channel breakdown

R114

G126

B236

Red114 (44.7%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue234.1°

Saturation (HSL)76.25%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 7E · B EC

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Colour values

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