Palettes / Colors / #727194

#727194 — Dusty Blue

#727194 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

#727194 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #929471; it also sits naturally between #718194 and #837194. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 44% · Blue 58%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #727194

.text { color: #727194; }
.background { background-color: #727194; }
.border { border: 3px solid #727194; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(114, 113, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 14%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #727194; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(114, 113, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #727194; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(114, 113, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#727194">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#727194">Div content here</div>

Shades of #727194

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Tones of #727194

Color harmonies

Complementary — #929471:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #727194: #FFFFFF.

How #727194 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #727194 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #727194?

#727194 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 114, 113, 148). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #727194?

#727194 is RGB 114, 113, 148 — HSL 242°, 14%, 51% — CMYK 23%, 24%, 0%, 42%.

What colors go with #727194?

Its complement is #929471; analogous partners are #718194 and #837194. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #727194 for text?

White text on #727194 has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.51:1.