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Recognised as Colour

#729DD1

  • #729DD1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#729DD1 is a blue with RGB values 114, 157, 209 and HSL 213°, 51%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#729DD1#729DD1
HEX#729DD1
RGBrgb(114, 157, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6157, 0.8196
RGB percentages44.7%, 61.6%, 82%
HSLhsl(212.8, 50.8%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 45.5%, 82%)
CMYK45.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,511,505
CSS custom property--colour: #729DD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#8D622E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899FD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D96D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4CA9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1A672
Analogous#72CCD1, #7772D1
Triadic#D1729D, #9DD172
Split complementary#D17772, #CCD172
Tetradic#D172CC, #D1A672, #72D177

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EDF7
Lighter +20%#BFD2EA
Lighter +10%#98B8DE
Darker −10%#4C82C4
Darker −20%#3669A7
Darker −30%#2A5180
Darker −40%#1D395A
More saturated +25%#5B9BE8
Less saturated −25%#899FBA

Channel breakdown

R114
G157
B209
Red114 (44.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue212.84°
Saturation (HSL)50.8%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 9D · B D1

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