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Recognised as Colour

#729DEA

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

#729DEA is a blue with RGB values 114, 157, 234 and HSL 219°, 74%, 68%. 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

#729DEA#729DEA
HEX#729DEA
RGBrgb(114, 157, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6157, 0.9176
RGB percentages44.7%, 61.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(218.5, 74.1%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 51.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK51.3%, 32.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,511,530
CSS custom property--colour: #729DEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#8D6215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA3EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7198E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#37AEB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 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 text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.6Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Light steelblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EABF72
Analogous#72D9EA, #8372EA
Triadic#EA729D, #9DEA72
Split complementary#EA8372, #D9EA72
Tetradic#EA72D9, #EABF72, #72EA83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FAFE
Lighter +20%#CBDBF7
Lighter +10%#9EBCF1
Darker −10%#467EE3
Darker −20%#2061D6
Darker −30%#194DAA
Darker −40%#13397D
More saturated +25%#5E97FE
Less saturated −25%#86A3D6

Channel breakdown

R114
G157
B234
Red114 (44.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue218.5°
Saturation (HSL)74.07%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 9D · B EA

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