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#728ACC

#728acc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#728acc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 54.12% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.12% cyan, 32.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 46.88% saturation and 62.35% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2611

Complementary

  1. #728acc
  2. #ccb472

Split complementary

  1. #728acc
  2. #cc8772
  3. #b7cc72

Analogous

  1. #72b7cc
  2. #728acc
  3. #8772cc

Triadic

  1. #728acc
  2. #cc728a
  3. #8acc72

Tetradic

  1. #728acc
  2. #b472cc
  3. #ccb472
  4. #8acc72

Square

  1. #728acc
  2. #cc72b7
  3. #ccb472
  4. #72cc87

Monochromatic

  1. #2c4079
  2. #405eb1
  3. #728acc
  4. #aab9e0
  5. #e2e7f5

Shades

#728acc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #728acc
  2. #677cb8
  3. #5b6ea3
  4. #50618f
  5. #44537a
  6. #394566
  7. #2e3752
  8. #22293d
  9. #171c29
  10. #0b0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#728acc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #728acc
  2. #8096d1
  3. #8ea1d6
  4. #9caddb
  5. #aab9e0
  6. #b9c5e6
  7. #c7d0eb
  8. #d5dcf0
  9. #e3e8f5
  10. #f1f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#728acc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #728acc
  2. #7389c4
  3. #7588bd
  4. #7687b5
  5. #7886ae
  6. #7985a6
  7. #7a849e
  8. #7c8397
  9. #7d828f
  10. #7f8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7290cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a88cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5298a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #728ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d89cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6092b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-728acc {
  color: #728acc;
}
Background
.bg-728acc {
  background-color: #728acc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-728acc {
  border: 2px solid #728acc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #728acc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 138 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-728acc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #728acc, #8772cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-728acc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 138 204 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.87 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.46 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.55 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.13 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.29 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.63 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.71 #8d7533 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Glaucous
#728acc  rgb(114, 138, 204)  hsl(224, 47%, 62%)  Glaucous
#ccb472  rgb(204, 180, 114)  hsl(44, 47%, 62%)  Ecru
#cc728a  rgb(204, 114, 138)  hsl(344, 47%, 62%)  Pale Violet Red
#8acc72  rgb(138, 204, 114)  hsl(104, 47%, 62%)  Pistachio