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Recognised as Colour

#729CEE

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

#729CEE is a blue with RGB values 114, 156, 238 and HSL 220°, 78%, 69%. 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

#729CEE#729CEE
HEX#729CEE
RGBrgb(114, 156, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6118, 0.9333
RGB percentages44.7%, 61.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(219.7, 78.5%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 52.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK52.1%, 34.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,511,278
CSS custom property--colour: #729CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#8D6311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA3F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D97ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#33AEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 29.9Medium purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.63, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC472
Analogous#72DAEE, #8672EE
Triadic#EE729C, #9CEE72
Split complementary#EE8672, #DAEE72
Tetradic#EE72DA, #EEC472, #72EE86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFE
Lighter +20%#CDDCF9
Lighter +10%#A0BCF3
Darker −10%#447CE9
Darker −20%#1B5DDF
Darker −30%#154AB2
Darker −40%#103784
More saturated +25%#6197FF
Less saturated −25%#86A2DA

Channel breakdown

R114
G156
B238
Red114 (44.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue219.68°
Saturation (HSL)78.48%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 9C · B EE

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