#729adb

Color #729adb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#729adb

RGB

rgb(114, 154, 219)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 59.3%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 47.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.9%, 29.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(63.18, 3.91, -37.32)

LCH

lch(63.18, 37.52, 275.98)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.1063, 259.81)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 44.7%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbb372

Analogous

#72cfdb

#729adb

#7e72db

Triadic

#729adb

#db729a

#9adb72

Split-complementary

#729adb

#db7e72

#cfdb72

Tetradic

#729adb

#b372db

#dbb372

#9adb72

Square

#729adb

#db72cf

#dbb372

#72db7e

Shades

Color #729adb mixed toward black.

#467ad0

#2d5fb1

#224885

#173058

#0b182c

Tints

Color #729adb mixed toward white.

#8aabe1

#a1bce7

#b9cded

#d0ddf3

#e8eef9

Tones

Color #729adb mixed toward gray.

#7b9cd2

#849ec9

#8ca0c1

#95a2b8

#9ea4af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8586ce · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#8380ca · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#74c2c0 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 20.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #729adb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#729adb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#729adb (#729adb) is rgb(114, 154, 219) in RGB.

No, #729adb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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