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#728BCA Color

#728BCA is rgb(114, 139, 202) in RGB, hsl(223, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 31%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#728BCA
HEX#728BCA
RGBrgb(114, 139, 202)
HSLhsl(223, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(223, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 31%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.099 267.1)
LABlab(57.88% 3.46 -35.93)
LCHlch(57.88% 36.09 275.50)

What #728BCA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #728BCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#728BCA Channel Values

How #728BCA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 114 · G 139 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 223° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 223° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #728BCA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #728BCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #728BCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #728BCA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #728BCA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#728BCA
Protanopia#8787CA
Protanomaly#7F89CA
Deuteranopia#8383CA
Deuteranomaly#7D87CA
Tritanopia#639595
Tritanomaly#6A91AD
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #728BCA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-728bca: #728BCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #728BCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-728bca': '#728BCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.545, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_728bca">#728BCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#728BCA"

More Blue Colors

#728BCA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#728BCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #728BCA?

#728BCA is a light blue — rgb(114, 139, 202) in RGB and hsl(223, 45%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vista Blue (#7C9ED9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #728BCA?

#728BCA is rgb(114, 139, 202) — red 114, green 139, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #728BCA?

#728BCA converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 31%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #728BCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #728BCA scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #728BCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #728BCA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 13.57, which is visibly different.

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