#72849d

Color #72849d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.87 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#72849d

RGB

rgb(114, 132, 157)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 18%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 27.4%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 15.9%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(54.57, -0.59, -15.49)

LCH

lch(54.57, 15.5, 267.82)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.0436, 256.6)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 44.7%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d8b72

Analogous

#72999d

#72849d

#75729d

Triadic

#72849d

#9d7284

#849d72

Split-complementary

#72849d

#9d7572

#999d72

Tetradic

#72849d

#8b729d

#9d8b72

#849d72

Square

#72849d

#9d7299

#9d8b72

#729d75

Shades

Color #72849d mixed toward black.

#5d6e85

#4a586b

#384250

#252c35

#13161b

Tints

Color #72849d mixed toward white.

#8998ad

#a1adbe

#b8c1ce

#d0d6de

#e7eaef

Tones

Color #72849d mixed toward gray.

#758499

#798596

#7d8692

#80868f

#84878b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a97 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#797896 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#739392 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 11.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #72849d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72849d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#72849d (#72849d) is rgb(114, 132, 157) in RGB.

No, #72849d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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