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Recognised as Colour

#729AD4

  • #729AD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#729AD4 is a blue with RGB values 114, 154, 212 and HSL 216°, 53%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#729AD4#729AD4
HEX#729AD4
RGBrgb(114, 154, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6039, 0.8314
RGB percentages44.7%, 60.4%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(215.5, 53.3%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 46.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK46.2%, 27.4%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,510,740
CSS custom property--colour: #729AD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#8D652B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849DD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7994D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4AA7AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4AC72
Analogous#72CBD4, #7B72D4
Triadic#D4729A, #9AD472
Split complementary#D47B72, #CBD472
Tetradic#D472CB, #D4AC72, #72D47B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EEF8
Lighter +20%#C0D2EC
Lighter +10%#99B6E0
Darker −10%#4B7EC8
Darker −20%#3465AC
Darker −30%#284E85
Darker −40%#1D375D
More saturated +25%#5B96EB
Less saturated −25%#899EBD

Channel breakdown

R114
G154
B212
Red114 (44.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue215.51°
Saturation (HSL)53.26%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 9A · B D4

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