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Recognised as Colour

#728BBF

  • #728BBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#728BBF is a blue with RGB values 114, 139, 191 and HSL 221°, 38%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#728BBF#728BBF
HEX#728BBF
RGBrgb(114, 139, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5451, 0.749
RGB percentages44.7%, 54.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(220.5, 37.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 40.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK40.3%, 27.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,506,879
CSS custom property--colour: #728BBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#8D7440

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798FC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7188BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#58969Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFA672
Analogous#72B1BF, #8072BF
Triadic#BF728B, #8BBF72
Split complementary#BF8072, #B1BF72
Tetradic#BF72B1, #BFA672, #72BF80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DBE2EF
Lighter +20%#B8C5DF
Lighter +10%#95A8CF
Darker −10%#4F6EAF
Darker −20%#3F588C
Darker −30%#2F4269
Darker −40%#202C45
More saturated +25%#5882D9
Less saturated −25%#8C94A5

Channel breakdown

R114
G139
B191
Red114 (44.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue220.52°
Saturation (HSL)37.56%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 8B · B BF

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