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#727FD9

#727fd9 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#727fd9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 49.8% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.47% cyan, 41.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 232.43°, with 57.54% saturation and 64.9% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2377

Complementary

  1. #727fd9
  2. #d9cc72

Split complementary

  1. #727fd9
  2. #d99872
  3. #b2d972

Analogous

  1. #72b2d9
  2. #727fd9
  3. #9872d9

Triadic

  1. #727fd9
  2. #d9727f
  3. #7fd972

Tetradic

  1. #727fd9
  2. #cc72d9
  3. #d9cc72
  4. #7fd972

Square

  1. #727fd9
  2. #d972b2
  3. #d9cc72
  4. #72d998

Monochromatic

  1. #26338c
  2. #3649c8
  3. #727fd9
  4. #aeb6e9
  5. #ebecf9

Shades

#727fd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #727fd9
  2. #6772c3
  3. #5b66ae
  4. #505998
  5. #444c82
  6. #39406d
  7. #2e3357
  8. #222641
  9. #17192b
  10. #0b0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#727fd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #727fd9
  2. #808cdd
  3. #8e99e1
  4. #9ca5e4
  5. #aab2e8
  6. #b9bfec
  7. #c7ccf0
  8. #d5d9f4
  9. #e3e5f7
  10. #f1f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#727fd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #727fd9
  2. #737fd0
  3. #757fc7
  4. #767fbe
  5. #787fb5
  6. #7980ad
  7. #7a80a4
  8. #7c809b
  9. #7d8092
  10. #7f8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e83ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c8adc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5382d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b92a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6586db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6181d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d8bba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-727fd9 {
  color: #727fd9;
}
Background
.bg-727fd9 {
  background-color: #727fd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-727fd9 {
  border: 2px solid #727fd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #727fd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 127 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 58% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-727fd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #727fd9, #9872d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-727fd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 127 217 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.26 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.49 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.19 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.36 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.40 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.57 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.87 #8d8026 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#727fd9  rgb(114, 127, 217)  hsl(232, 58%, 65%)  Glaucous
#d9cc72  rgb(217, 204, 114)  hsl(52, 58%, 65%)  Straw
#d9727f  rgb(217, 114, 127)  hsl(352, 58%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#7fd972  rgb(127, 217, 114)  hsl(112, 58%, 65%)  Pastel Green