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Colour

#729DF3

  • #729DF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#729DF3 is a blue with RGB values 114, 157, 243 and HSL 220°, 84%, 70%. 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

#729DF3#729DF3
HEX#729DF3
RGBrgb(114, 157, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6157, 0.9529
RGB percentages44.7%, 61.6%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(220, 84.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 53.1%, 95.3%)
CMYK53.1%, 35.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,511,539
CSS custom property--colour: #729DF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#8D620C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA4F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B99F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2CB0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 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 text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Steel blue · ΔE 24Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Royal blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.61, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3C872
Analogous#72DEF3, #8872F3
Triadic#F3729D, #9DF372
Split complementary#F38772, #DDF372
Tetradic#F372DD, #F3C872, #72F387

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0DEFB
Lighter +10%#A1BEF7
Darker −10%#437CEF
Darker −20%#145CEB
Darker −30%#1049BC
Darker −40%#0C378D
More saturated +25%#6699FF
Less saturated −25%#85A3E0

Channel breakdown

R114
G157
B243
Red114 (44.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)84.31%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G 9D · B F3

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