#727BA8

Closest named color: Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A). oklch(59.3% 0.07 275.3), rgb(114, 123, 168).

Black text reads best on this color (5.11:1).

About this color

#727BA8 is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.070 and its hue 275°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.11:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	muted (0.070)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A)
Black text	5.11:1
White text	4.10:1

Values

HEX	#727BA8
RGB	rgb(114, 123, 168)
HSL	hsl(230, 24%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.3% 0.07 275.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #727BA8	4.10:1	AA large text	Lc -73.7	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #727BA8	5.11:1	AA	Lc 35.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#727BA8 text on white	4.10:1	AA large text	Lc 68.2	Content text, not long reading
#727BA8 text on black	5.11:1	AA	Lc -33.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F4F5F8

oklch(97% 0.004 271.4)
Step 100
100

#E8E9F0

oklch(93.5% 0.009 279.7)
Step 200
200

#D5D8E5

oklch(88.4% 0.018 275.6)
Step 300
300

#BABFD5

oklch(80.8% 0.031 275.5)
Step 400
400

#979FC0

oklch(70.7% 0.049 274.4)
Step 500
500

#7E87B1

oklch(63.2% 0.064 275)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#727BA8

oklch(59.3% 0.07 275.3)
Step 700
700

#565E86

oklch(49.2% 0.065 275.1)
Step 800
800

#464D6D

oklch(42.8% 0.054 274.4)
Step 900
900

#3B4058

oklch(37.7% 0.042 275.1)
Step 950
950

#232534

oklch(26.9% 0.028 278.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#727BA8 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#6D7FAA	0.012
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6A7BA7	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#63848B	0.063
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7D7D7D	0.070