#72788F#72788F

#72788F is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.036 H 273.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#72788F
RGBrgb(114, 120, 143)
HSLhsl(228, 11%, 50%)
HSVhsv(228, 20%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(20.3%, 16.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LABlab(50.68, 2.94, -13.22)
CIE-LCHlch(50.68, 13.54, 282.55°)
OKLaboklab(57.58% 0.0023 -0.036)
OKLCHoklch(57.58% 0.036 273.7)
XYZxyz(18.6126, 18.9932, 28.6667)
Luminance0.1899 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#72788F #8F8972
analogous
#72868F #72788F #7A728F
triadic
#72788F #8F7278 #788F72
tetradic
#72788F #8F7286 #8F8972 #728F7A
square
#72788F #8F7286 #8F8972 #728F7A
split-complementary
#72788F #8F7A72 #868F72
monochromatic
#3C3F4B #575B6D #72788F #9499AA #B6B9C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.38
#72788F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80
#72788F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #72788F
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##72788F#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##72788F1.004.384.804.80
#FFFFFF4.381.0021.0021.00
#0000004.8021.001.001.00
##0000004.8021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#727A90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70788E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6B7C80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #72788f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 120, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.036 273.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b9eaf',
    500: '#72788f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #72788f;
$custom-light: #9b9eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#72788f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.586,
    "s": 11.462,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57585,
    "c": 0.03609,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#72788F
secondary
#B5B2A8
accent
#A773B4
background
#F9F9FA
surface
#F2F2F4
border
#CCCCCE
text
#0E0E10
muted
#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

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#72788F Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva