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Recognised as Colour

#728BC6

  • #728BC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#728BC6 is a blue with RGB values 114, 139, 198 and HSL 222°, 42%, 61%. 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

#728BC6#728BC6
HEX#728BC6
RGBrgb(114, 139, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.5451, 0.7765
RGB percentages44.7%, 54.5%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(222.1, 42.4%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 42.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK42.4%, 29.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,506,886
CSS custom property--colour: #728BC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#8D7439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7690C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E88C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5597A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1Light steelblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6AD72
Analogous#72B5C6, #8372C6
Triadic#C6728B, #8BC672
Split complementary#C68372, #B5C672
Tetradic#C672B5, #C6AD72, #72C683

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE5F2
Lighter +20%#BBC7E3
Lighter +10%#96A9D5
Darker −10%#4E6DB7
Darker −20%#3C5796
Darker −30%#2E4271
Darker −40%#1F2D4D
More saturated +25%#5981DF
Less saturated −25%#8B95AD

Channel breakdown

R114
G139
B198
Red114 (44.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue222.14°
Saturation (HSL)42.42%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 8B · B C6

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