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#727EF2

#727ef2 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#727ef2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 49.41% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.89% cyan, 47.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 234.38°, with 83.12% saturation and 69.8% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 7.42.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2491

Complementary

  1. #727ef2
  2. #f2e672

Split complementary

  1. #727ef2
  2. #f2a672
  3. #bef272

Analogous

  1. #72bef2
  2. #727ef2
  3. #a672f2

Triadic

  1. #727ef2
  2. #f2727e
  3. #7ef272

Tetradic

  1. #727ef2
  2. #e672f2
  3. #f2e672
  4. #7ef272

Square

  1. #727ef2
  2. #f272be
  3. #f2e672
  4. #72f2a6

Monochromatic

  1. #1121ba
  2. #2c3eec
  3. #727ef2
  4. #b8bef8
  5. #eceefd

Shades

#727ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #727ef2
  2. #6771da
  3. #5b65c2
  4. #5058a9
  5. #444c91
  6. #393f79
  7. #2e3261
  8. #222649
  9. #171930
  10. #0b0d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#727ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #727ef2
  2. #808bf3
  3. #8e98f5
  4. #9ca5f6
  5. #aab2f7
  6. #b9bff9
  7. #c7cbfa
  8. #d5d8fb
  9. #e3e5fc
  10. #f1f2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#727ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #727ef2
  2. #737ee7
  3. #757edb
  4. #767fd0
  5. #787fc4
  6. #797fb9
  7. #7a7fae
  8. #7c7fa2
  9. #7d8097
  10. #7f808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8085bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #478ef6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3884f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3698ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b88f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5581f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #548ecc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-727ef2 {
  color: #727ef2;
}
Background
.bg-727ef2 {
  background-color: #727ef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-727ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #727ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #727ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 126 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 83% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-727ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #727ef2, #a672f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-727ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 126 242 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.09 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.10 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.43 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.52 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.55 #8d810d Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#727ef2  rgb(114, 126, 242)  hsl(234, 83%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#f2e672  rgb(242, 230, 114)  hsl(54, 83%, 70%)  Straw
#f2727e  rgb(242, 114, 126)  hsl(354, 83%, 70%)  Light Coral
#7ef272  rgb(126, 242, 114)  hsl(114, 83%, 70%)  Light Green