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#727AFA

#727afa ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#727afa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 47.84% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.4% cyan, 51.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 236.47°, with 93.15% saturation and 71.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.244

Complementary

  1. #727afa
  2. #faf272

Split complementary

  1. #727afa
  2. #faae72
  3. #befa72

Analogous

  1. #72befa
  2. #727afa
  3. #ae72fa

Triadic

  1. #727afa
  2. #fa727a
  3. #7afa72

Tetradic

  1. #727afa
  2. #f272fa
  3. #faf272
  4. #7afa72

Square

  1. #727afa
  2. #fa72be
  3. #faf272
  4. #72faae

Monochromatic

  1. #0713cc
  2. #2834f7
  3. #727afa
  4. #bcc0fd
  5. #ebecfe

Shades

#727afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #727afa
  2. #676ee1
  3. #5b62c8
  4. #5055af
  5. #444996
  6. #393d7d
  7. #2e3164
  8. #22254b
  9. #171832
  10. #0b0c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#727afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #727afa
  2. #8087fb
  3. #8e95fb
  4. #9ca2fc
  5. #aaaffc
  6. #b9bdfd
  7. #c7cafd
  8. #d5d7fe
  9. #e3e4fe
  10. #f1f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#727afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #727afa
  2. #737bee
  3. #757be2
  4. #767cd5
  5. #787cc9
  6. #797dbd
  7. #7a7eb1
  8. #7c7ea5
  9. #7d7f98
  10. #7f7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f82c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #348dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c82f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c97ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5486fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d7ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #518cd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-727afa {
  color: #727afa;
}
Background
.bg-727afa {
  background-color: #727afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-727afa {
  border: 2px solid #727afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #727afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 122 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-727afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #727afa, #ae72fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-727afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 122 250 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.41 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.17 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.29 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.32 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.44 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 10.37 #8d8505 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#727afa  rgb(114, 122, 250)  hsl(236, 93%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue
#faf272  rgb(250, 242, 114)  hsl(56, 93%, 71%)  Icterine
#fa727a  rgb(250, 114, 122)  hsl(356, 93%, 71%)  Light Coral
#7afa72  rgb(122, 250, 114)  hsl(116, 93%, 71%)  Mint Green