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Colour

#729AEA

  • #729AEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#729AEA is a blue with RGB values 114, 154, 234 and HSL 220°, 74%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#729AEA#729AEA
HEX#729AEA
RGBrgb(114, 154, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6039, 0.9176
RGB percentages44.7%, 60.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(220, 74.1%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 51.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK51.3%, 34.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,510,762
CSS custom property--colour: #729AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8D6515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA1EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D96E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#38ABB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC272
Analogous#72D6EA, #8672EA
Triadic#EA729A, #9AEA72
Split complementary#EA8672, #D6EA72
Tetradic#EA72D6, #EAC272, #72EA86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FE
Lighter +20%#CBDAF7
Lighter +10%#9EBAF1
Darker −10%#467AE3
Darker −20%#205DD6
Darker −30%#1949AA
Darker −40%#13367D
More saturated +25%#5E93FE
Less saturated −25%#86A1D6

Channel breakdown

R114
G154
B234
Red114 (44.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)74.07%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 9A · B EA

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