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Colour

#727FC0

  • #727FC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#727FC0 is a blue with RGB values 114, 127, 192 and HSL 230°, 38%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#727FC0#727FC0
HEX#727FC0
RGBrgb(114, 127, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.498, 0.7529
RGB percentages44.7%, 49.8%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(230, 38.2%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 40.6%, 75.3%)
CMYK40.6%, 33.9%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,503,808
CSS custom property--colour: #727FC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#8D803F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6986C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6380BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#598C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0B372
Analogous#72A6C0, #8C72C0
Triadic#C0727F, #7FC072
Split complementary#C08C72, #A6C072
Tetradic#C072A6, #C0B372, #72C08C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCDFEF
Lighter +20%#B9BFE0
Lighter +10%#959FD0
Darker −10%#4F5FB0
Darker −20%#3F4C8D
Darker −30%#2F396A
Darker −40%#202647
More saturated +25%#596EDA
Less saturated −25%#8C90A7

Channel breakdown

R114
G127
B192
Red114 (44.7%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)38.24%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 7F · B C0

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