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Hex #729ed3

#729ed3 is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #729ed3 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#729ed3 Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#729ed3 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 114 G 158 B 211 RGB (114, 158, 211) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 212.78 S 0.52 L 0.64
CMYK	C 38% M 21% Y 0% K 17%
Usage of blue	The color #729ed3 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#729ed3 Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#729ed3 to RGB conversion

Red	114	114% RED
Green	158	158% GREEN
Blue	211	211% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(114, 158, 211); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(114, 158, 211); // for css background-color

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#729ed3 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
38.04 %	20.78 %	0 %	17.25 %

#729ed3 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
212.784	0.52	0.64

CSS code: color: hsl(212.8, 52%, 64%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #729ed3

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #729ed3

Tints and Shades of #729ed3

Tints of #729ed3		Shades of #729ed3
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #729ed3

This shows how text with the hex-color #729ed3 would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #729ed3

Primary
#729ed3 (already open)

Secondary
#d3a772

Tertiary
#f1e4d3

Your Color #729ed3 (already open)

Complementary Color: #d3a772

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #729ed3

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