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Colour

#729AFA

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

#729AFA is a blue with RGB values 114, 154, 250 and HSL 222°, 93%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#729AFA#729AFA
HEX#729AFA
RGBrgb(114, 154, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6039, 0.9804
RGB percentages44.7%, 60.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(222.4, 93.2%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 54.4%, 98%)
CMYK54.4%, 38.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,510,778
CSS custom property--colour: #729AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#8D6505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A3FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6297F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#21AFBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.9Royal blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD272
Analogous#72DEFA, #8E72FA
Triadic#FA729A, #9AFA72
Split complementary#FA8E72, #DEFA72
Tetradic#FA72DE, #FAD272, #72FA8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E1FD
Lighter +10%#A3BDFC
Darker −10%#4177F8
Darker −20%#0F53F7
Darker −30%#0741CC
Darker −40%#05319B
More saturated +25%#6D98FF
Less saturated −25%#84A2E8

Channel breakdown

R114
G154
B250
Red114 (44.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)93.15%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 9A · B FA

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