Information about #726BFF color

#726BFF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#726BFF falls into the Blue Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(114, 107, 255) — 44.7% red, 42% green, 100% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 55 / 58 / 0 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#726BFF is a intensely saturated blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Slate Blue (#736AFF). Slightly further away sit Eclipto Space Purple (#7068F9) and Light Brilliant Persian Blue (#7865FF).

In RGB terms — rgb(114, 107, 255) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #726BFF: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. No one has named #726BFF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#726BFF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#726BFF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #726BFF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#726BFF
  • RGB114, 107, 255
  • CMYK55, 58, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(114, 107, 255)
  • HSL243°, 100%, 71%
  • HSL Precise242.838°, 100%, 70.98%
  • HSV243°, 58%, 100%
  • HSB243°, 58%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.447, 0.420, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.447, 0.420, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.447, 0.420, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID726BFF
  • DECIMAL ID7498751
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01