#729BB9#729BB9
#729BB9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.063 H 240.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #729BB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 155, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 34%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 38%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.4%, 16.2%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.10, -6.29, -19.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.10, 20.95, 252.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.06% -0.031 -0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.06% 0.063 240.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4149, 30.5213, 50.3362) |
| Luminance | 0.3052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 4.42
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 5.69
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 5.69
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.91
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 6.68
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#729BB9 #B99072
analogous
#72B9B3 #729BB9 #7277B9
triadic
#729BB9 #B9729B #9BB972
tetradic
#729BB9 #B372B9 #B99072 #77B972
square
#729BB9 #B372B9 #B99072 #77B972
split-complementary
#729BB9 #B97277 #B9B372
monochromatic
#3B5D76 #4F7D9F #729BB9 #9BB8CD #C4D5E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#729BB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.10
#729BB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #729BB9
7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##729BB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##729BB9 | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.10 | 7.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E9ABA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8593B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#59A2A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #729bb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 155, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.063 240.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9db8ce',
500: '#729bb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #729bb9; $custom-light: #9db8ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#729bb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 155,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.352,
"s": 33.649,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67063,
"c": 0.06327,
"h": 240.6
},
"luminance": 0.30523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#729BB9
secondary
#D1C1B5
accent
#8C5ECA
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F2F6F9
border
#CCD0D2
text
#0E1113
muted
#7E8082