#727897

Color #727897

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 10.04 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#727897

RGB

rgb(114, 120, 151)

HSL

hsl(230.3, 15.1%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.3, 24.5%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 20.5%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(50.97, 4.91, -17.47)

LCH

lch(50.97, 18.15, 285.7)

OKLCH

oklch(57.9%, 0.0482, 276.2)

HWB

hwb(230.3, 44.7%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979172

Analogous

#728b97

#727897

#7f7297

Triadic

#727897

#977278

#789772

Split-complementary

#727897

#977f72

#8b9772

Tetradic

#727897

#917297

#979172

#789772

Square

#727897

#97728b

#979172

#72977f

Shades

Color #727897 mixed toward black.

#5e637f

#4b4f66

#383c4c

#262833

#131419

Tints

Color #727897 mixed toward white.

#8a8fa8

#a1a5ba

#b9bccb

#d0d2dc

#e8e9ee

Tones

Color #727897 mixed toward gray.

#757a94

#787c91

#7b7e8e

#7e808b

#828388

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#757590 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#74748f · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#728b89 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #727897;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#727897]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#727897 (#727897) is rgb(114, 120, 151) in RGB.

No, #727897 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #727897, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast