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#727DCE

#727dce ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#727dce is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 49.02% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.66% cyan, 39.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 232.83°, with 48.42% saturation and 62.75% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.227

Complementary

  1. #727dce
  2. #cec372

Split complementary

  1. #727dce
  2. #ce9572
  3. #abce72

Analogous

  1. #72abce
  2. #727dce
  3. #9572ce

Triadic

  1. #727dce
  2. #ce727d
  3. #7dce72

Tetradic

  1. #727dce
  2. #c372ce
  3. #cec372
  4. #7dce72

Square

  1. #727dce
  2. #ce72ab
  3. #cec372
  4. #72ce95

Monochromatic

  1. #2b357c
  2. #3f4db5
  3. #727dce
  4. #abb1e2
  5. #e4e6f5

Shades

#727dce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #727dce
  2. #6771b9
  3. #5b64a5
  4. #505890
  5. #444b7c
  6. #393f67
  7. #2e3252
  8. #22263e
  9. #171929
  10. #0b0d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#727dce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #727dce
  2. #808ad3
  3. #8e97d8
  4. #9ca4dd
  5. #aab1e2
  6. #b9bee7
  7. #c7cbeb
  8. #d5d8f0
  9. #e3e5f5
  10. #f1f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#727dce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #727dce
  2. #737dc6
  3. #757ebe
  4. #767eb7
  5. #787eaf
  6. #797fa7
  7. #7a7f9f
  8. #7c7f97
  9. #7d7f90
  10. #7f8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d81a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f87d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5880cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #528e9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6783d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #637fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6187b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-727dce {
  color: #727dce;
}
Background
.bg-727dce {
  background-color: #727dce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-727dce {
  border: 2px solid #727dce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #727dce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 125 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 48% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-727dce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #727dce, #9572ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-727dce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 125 206 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.99 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.70 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.33 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.12 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.18 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.28 #8d8231 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#727dce  rgb(114, 125, 206)  hsl(233, 48%, 63%)  Glaucous
#cec372  rgb(206, 195, 114)  hsl(53, 48%, 63%)  Dark Khaki
#ce727d  rgb(206, 114, 125)  hsl(353, 48%, 63%)  Rose Gold
#7dce72  rgb(125, 206, 114)  hsl(113, 48%, 63%)  Mantis