#72889f

Color #72889f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.71 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#72889f

RGB

rgb(114, 136, 159)

HSL

hsl(210.7, 19%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.7, 28.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(55.77, -2.38, -14.81)

LCH

lch(55.77, 15, 260.87)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.0432, 249.68)

HWB

hwb(210.7, 44.7%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f8972

Analogous

#729e9f

#72889f

#72729f

Triadic

#72889f

#9f7288

#889f72

Split-complementary

#72889f

#9f7272

#9e9f72

Tetradic

#72889f

#89729f

#9f8972

#889f72

Square

#72889f

#9f729e

#9f8972

#729f72

Shades

Color #72889f mixed toward black.

#5c7187

#4a5b6c

#374451

#252d36

#12171b

Tints

Color #72889f mixed toward white.

#899caf

#a1b0bf

#b8c3cf

#d0d7df

#e7ebef

Tones

Color #72889f mixed toward gray.

#76889b

#798897

#7d8894

#818890

#85888c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c9a · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#7b7999 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#739695 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72889f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72889f]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#72889f (#72889f) is rgb(114, 136, 159) in RGB.

No, #72889f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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