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Recognised as Colour

#728CBA

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

#728CBA is a blue with RGB values 114, 140, 186 and HSL 218°, 34%, 59%. 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

#728CBA#728CBA
HEX#728CBA
RGBrgb(114, 140, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.549, 0.7294
RGB percentages44.7%, 54.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(218.3, 34.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 38.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK38.7%, 24.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,507,130
CSS custom property--colour: #728CBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#8D7345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8FBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7488B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#5A969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA072
Analogous#72B0BA, #7C72BA
Triadic#BA728C, #8CBA72
Split complementary#BA7C72, #B0BA72
Tetradic#BA72B0, #BAA072, #72BA7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFD
Lighter +30%#D9E0EC
Lighter +20%#B6C4DC
Lighter +10%#94A8CB
Darker −10%#5271A7
Darker −20%#415A85
Darker −30%#304263
Darker −40%#202B40
More saturated +25%#5885D4
Less saturated −25%#8C93A0

Channel breakdown

R114
G140
B186
Red114 (44.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue218.33°
Saturation (HSL)34.29%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 8C · B BA

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