#72899F
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(62% 0.043 247.3), rgb(114, 137, 159).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.79:1).
About this color
#72899F is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.043 and its hue 247°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.79:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.043) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 5.79:1 |
| White text | 3.62:1 |
Values
| HEX | #72899F |
| RGB | rgb(114, 137, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 19%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.043 247.3) |
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 #72899F | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #72899F | 5.79:1 | AA | Lc 40.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #72899F text on white | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #72899F text on black | 5.79:1 | AA | Lc -37.8 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F7
oklch(97.2% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAEE
oklch(93.6% 0.006 255.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3DAE1
oklch(88.5% 0.012 248)
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Step 300
300
#B6C2CE
oklch(80.8% 0.022 248.1)
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Step 400
400
#91A3B5
oklch(70.7% 0.033 248.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#72899F
oklch(62% 0.043 247.3)
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Step 600
600
#5E768D
oklch(55.5% 0.046 247.6)
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Step 700
700
#4D6378
oklch(49% 0.043 247.5)
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Step 800
800
#3F5162
oklch(42.7% 0.036 247.2)
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Step 900
900
#364350
oklch(37.7% 0.028 248.6)
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Step 950
950
#20272F
oklch(26.9% 0.018 251.9)
#72899F 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) | #8189A0 | 0.020 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7B849F | 0.018 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #658E90 | 0.036 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.043 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #72899F
#72899F
oklch(62% 0.043 247.3)
- #98826B
#98826B
oklch(62.1% 0.043 68.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #72899F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.010
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.013
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.016
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.019
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.030
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.030
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.034
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.038
Use #72899F in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.