Recognised as Colour

#727F87

#727F87
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#727F87 is a blue with RGB values 114, 127, 135 and HSL 203°, 8%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#727F87

RGBrgb(114, 127, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.498, 0.5294

RGB percentages44.7%, 49.8%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(202.9, 8.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 15.6%, 52.9%)

CMYK15.6%, 5.9%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,503,751

CSS custom property--colour: #727F87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#8D8078

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B7E87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#787C87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6D8181no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 4.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 6.3 Gray · ΔE 6.8 Dim grey · ΔE 10.4 Dark grey · ΔE 18.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.72, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#877A72

Analogous#728785, #727587

Triadic#87727F, #7F8772

Split complementary#877275, #878572

Tetradic#857287, #877A72, #758772

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0E3E5

Lighter +30%#C4CACE

Lighter +20%#A9B1B6

Lighter +10%#8D989F

Darker −10%#5B656B

Darker −20%#434B50

Darker −30%#2C3134

Darker −40%#151718

More saturated +25%#5386A6

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R114

G127

B135

Red114 (44.7%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue202.86°

Saturation (HSL)8.43%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 7F · B 87

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