#72879D Color

#72879D is rgb(114, 135, 157) in RGB and hsl(211, 18%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#72879D

HEX#72879D

RGBrgb(114, 135, 157)

HSLhsl(211, 18%, 53%)

HSVhsv(211, 27%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.041 249.7)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 14%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #72879D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #72879D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#72879D Complementary#9D8872 Analogous#729C9D Analogous#72729D Triadic#9D7286 Triadic#869D72

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #72879D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8496A9 #99A8B8 #ABB7C4 #C0C9D3 #D2D9E0 #E7EAEE

Shades

#60758A #526375 #435160 #343F4B #262E36 #171C21

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