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Colour

#729BFF

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

#729BFF is a blue with RGB values 114, 155, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#729BFF#729BFF
HEX#729BFF
RGBrgb(114, 155, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6078, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 60.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(222.6, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 39.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,511,039
CSS custom property--colour: #729BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#8D6400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6098FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#15B1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 29.6Steel blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD672
Analogous#72E1FF, #9072FF
Triadic#FF729B, #9BFF72
Split complementary#FF9072, #E1FF72
Tetradic#FF72E1, #FFD672, #72FF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8E3FF
Lighter +10%#A5BFFF
Darker −10%#3F77FF
Darker −20%#0C53FF
Darker −30%#003FD8
Darker −40%#0030A5
More saturated +25%#729BFF
Less saturated −25%#84A2ED

Channel breakdown

R114
G155
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue222.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 9B · B FF

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