#727381

Color #727381

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.84 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#727381

RGB

rgb(114, 115, 129)

HSL

hsl(236, 6.2%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236, 11.6%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 10.9%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(48.79, 2.62, -7.8)

LCH

lch(48.79, 8.23, 288.57)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.0215, 282.36)

HWB

hwb(236, 44.7%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#818072

Analogous

#727a81

#727381

#787281

Triadic

#727381

#817273

#738172

Split-complementary

#727381

#817872

#7a8172

Tetradic

#727381

#807281

#818072

#738172

Square

#727381

#81727a

#818072

#728178

Shades

Color #727381 mixed toward black.

#5f606b

#4c4d56

#393940

#26262b

#131315

Tints

Color #727381 mixed toward white.

#898a97

#a0a1ab

#b8b9c0

#d0d0d5

#e7e8ea

Tones

Color #727381 mixed toward gray.

#737480

#74757e

#76767d

#77777c

#78787b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.48:1

White text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72727e · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#72727d · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#727b7b · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #727381;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#727381]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#727381 (#727381) is rgb(114, 115, 129) in RGB.

No, #727381 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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