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Recognised as Colour

#72849B

  • #72849B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#72849B is a blue with RGB values 114, 132, 155 and HSL 214°, 17%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#72849B#72849B
HEX#72849B
RGBrgb(114, 132, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5176, 0.6078
RGB percentages44.7%, 51.8%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(213.7, 17%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 26.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK26.5%, 14.8%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,505,051
CSS custom property--colour: #72849B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#8D7B64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C859Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#77819Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#67898Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 3.8Slate grey · ΔE 4.3Gray · ΔE 14.5Dim grey · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Dark grey · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 3.8, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B8972
Analogous#72999B, #75729B
Triadic#9B7284, #849B72
Split complementary#9B7572, #999B72
Tetradic#9B7299, #9B8972, #729B75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9ECF0
Lighter +30%#CCD2DA
Lighter +20%#AEB8C5
Lighter +10%#909EB0
Darker −10%#5A6B80
Darker −20%#455262
Darker −30%#303944
Darker −40%#1B2026
More saturated +25%#5480B9
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R114
G132
B155
Red114 (44.7%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue213.66°
Saturation (HSL)17.01%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 84 · B 9B

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