What color is #727CA6?

#727CA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727CA6?

The RGB value is 114, 124, 166: 114 red, 124 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727CA6?

The complementary color is #A69C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727CA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727CA6 color

#727CA6 rgb(114, 124, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #727CA6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 48.6% green and 65.1% blue (114, 124, 166).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#727CA6 color codes

HEX	`#727CA6`
RGB	`rgb(114, 124, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 48.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 25%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, 6.42, -23.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 24.45, 285.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.028, 20.745, 38.965)`
Decimal	`7503014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727CA6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #727CA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727CA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #727CA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727ca6; }
.text { color: #727ca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727ca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 124 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727ca6, #8272a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #727CA6?: #727CA6 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727CA6?: The RGB value is 114, 124, 166: 114 red, 124 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727CA6?: The complementary color is #A69C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727CA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.