Colour

#72869F

#72869F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#72869F is a blue with RGB values 114, 134, 159 and HSL 213°, 19%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#72869F

RGBrgb(114, 134, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5255, 0.6235

RGB percentages44.7%, 52.5%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(213.3, 19%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 28.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK28.3%, 15.7%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,505,567

CSS custom property--colour: #72869F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#8D7960

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D87A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#78829Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#658B8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.7 Slate grey · ΔE 5.7 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Steel blue · ΔE 17 Dim grey · ΔE 19.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.73, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F8B72

Analogous#729D9F, #74729F

Triadic#9F7286, #869F72

Split complementary#9F7472, #9D9F72

Tetradic#9F729D, #9F8B72, #729F74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEEF2

Lighter +30%#CDD4DD

Lighter +20%#AFBAC8

Lighter +10%#90A0B4

Darker −10%#5A6D84

Darker −20%#455466

Darker −30%#313B47

Darker −40%#1C2229

More saturated +25%#5483BD

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R114

G134

B159

Red114 (44.7%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue213.33°

Saturation (HSL)18.99%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G 86 · B 9F

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Colour values

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