What color is #727FA2?

#727FA2 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 #727FA2?

The RGB value is 114, 127, 162: 114 red, 127 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727FA2?

The complementary color is #A29572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727FA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727FA2 color

#727FA2 rgb(114, 127, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #727FA2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 49.8% green and 63.5% blue (114, 127, 162).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#727FA2 color codes

HEX	`#727FA2`
RGB	`rgb(114, 127, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 49.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.35, 3.6, -20.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.35, 20.56, 280.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.049, 21.364, 37.19)`
Decimal	`7503778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727FA2, 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 #727FA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727FA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #727FA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727fa2; }
.text { color: #727fa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727fa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 127 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727fa2, #7d72a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #727FA2?: #727FA2 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 #727FA2?: The RGB value is 114, 127, 162: 114 red, 127 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727FA2?: The complementary color is #A29572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727FA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.