Colour

#727FCE

#727FCE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#727FCE is a blue with RGB values 114, 127, 206 and HSL 232°, 48%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#727FCE#727FCE

HEX#727FCE

RGBrgb(114, 127, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.498, 0.8078

RGB percentages44.7%, 49.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(231.5, 48.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 44.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK44.7%, 38.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,503,822

CSS custom property--colour: #727FCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#8D8031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6288D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B81CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#528F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Steel blue · ΔE 22.6 Royal blue · ΔE 26.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEC172

Analogous#72ADCE, #9372CE

Triadic#CE727F, #7FCE72

Split complementary#CE9372, #ADCE72

Tetradic#CE72AD, #CEC172, #72CE93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E6F5

Lighter +20%#BEC4E8

Lighter +10%#98A1DB

Darker −10%#4C5DC1

Darker −20%#3847A2

Darker −30%#2B367C

Darker −40%#1E2656

More saturated +25%#5A6EE6

Less saturated −25%#8A90B6

Channel breakdown

R114

G127

B206

Red114 (44.7%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue231.52°

Saturation (HSL)48.42%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 7F · B CE

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