#727d9b

Color #727d9b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 8.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#727d9b

RGB

rgb(114, 125, 155)

HSL

hsl(223.9, 17%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.9, 26.5%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.5%, 19.4%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(52.52, 2.98, -17.44)

LCH

lch(52.52, 17.69, 279.7)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.0478, 269.16)

HWB

hwb(223.9, 44.7%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9072

Analogous

#72919b

#727d9b

#7b729b

Triadic

#727d9b

#9b727d

#7d9b72

Split-complementary

#727d9b

#9b7b72

#919b72

Tetradic

#727d9b

#90729b

#9b9072

#7d9b72

Square

#727d9b

#9b7291

#9b9072

#729b7b

Shades

Color #727d9b mixed toward black.

#5d6783

#4a5369

#383e4f

#252934

#13151a

Tints

Color #727d9b mixed toward white.

#8993ac

#a1a8bc

#b8becd

#d0d4de

#e7e9ee

Tones

Color #727d9b mixed toward gray.

#757e97

#798094

#7c8291

#80838d

#83858a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#777794 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#767593 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#738f8e · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #727d9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#727d9b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#727d9b (#727d9b) is rgb(114, 125, 155) in RGB.

No, #727d9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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