What color is #727CBE?

#727CBE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727CBE?

The RGB value is 114, 124, 190: 114 red, 124 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727CBE?

The complementary color is #BEB472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727CBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727CBE color

#727CBE rgb(114, 124, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #727CBE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 48.6% green and 74.5% blue (114, 124, 190).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#727CBE color codes

HEX	`#727CBE`
RGB	`rgb(114, 124, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 48.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 35%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.72, 13.04, -35.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.72, 38.09, 290.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.439, 21.709, 51.661)`
Decimal	`7503038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727CBE, 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 #727CBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727CBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #727CBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727cbe; }
.text { color: #727cbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727cbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 124 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727cbe, #8e72be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Purple.

Questions

What color is #727CBE?: #727CBE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727CBE?: The RGB value is 114, 124, 190: 114 red, 124 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727CBE?: The complementary color is #BEB472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727CBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.