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#727CD4

#727cd4 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#727cd4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 48.63% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.23% cyan, 41.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 233.88°, with 53.26% saturation and 63.92% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.45.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2275

Complementary

  1. #727cd4
  2. #d4ca72

Split complementary

  1. #727cd4
  2. #d49972
  3. #add472

Analogous

  1. #72add4
  2. #727cd4
  3. #9972d4

Triadic

  1. #727cd4
  2. #d4727c
  3. #7cd472

Tetradic

  1. #727cd4
  2. #ca72d4
  3. #d4ca72
  4. #7cd472

Square

  1. #727cd4
  2. #d472ad
  3. #d4ca72
  4. #72d499

Monochromatic

  1. #283285
  2. #3a48bf
  3. #727cd4
  4. #adb2e6
  5. #e7e9f8

Shades

#727cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #727cd4
  2. #6770bf
  3. #5b63aa
  4. #505794
  5. #444a7f
  6. #393e6a
  7. #2e3255
  8. #222540
  9. #17192a
  10. #0b0c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#727cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #727cd4
  2. #8089d8
  3. #8e96dd
  4. #9ca3e1
  5. #aab0e5
  6. #b9beea
  7. #c7cbee
  8. #d5d8f2
  9. #e3e5f6
  10. #f1f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#727cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #727cd4
  2. #737ccc
  3. #757dc3
  4. #767dbb
  5. #787eb2
  6. #797eaa
  7. #7a7ea2
  8. #7c7f99
  9. #7d7f91
  10. #7f8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d80aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a87d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527fd2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f8e9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6583d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #617ed3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f87b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-727cd4 {
  color: #727cd4;
}
Background
.bg-727cd4 {
  background-color: #727cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-727cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #727cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #727cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 124 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 53% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-727cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #727cd4, #9972d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-727cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 124 212 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.45 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.91 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.91 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.00 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.32 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.33 #8d832b Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#727cd4  rgb(114, 124, 212)  hsl(234, 53%, 64%)  Glaucous
#d4ca72  rgb(212, 202, 114)  hsl(54, 53%, 64%)  Straw
#d4727c  rgb(212, 114, 124)  hsl(354, 53%, 64%)  Old Rose
#7cd472  rgb(124, 212, 114)  hsl(114, 53%, 64%)  Pastel Green