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Recognised as Colour

#706EAB

  • #706EAB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#706EAB is a blue with RGB values 112, 110, 171 and HSL 242°, 27%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#706EAB#706EAB
HEX#706EAB
RGBrgb(112, 110, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4314, 0.6706
RGB percentages43.9%, 43.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(242, 26.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 35.7%, 67.1%)
CMYK34.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,368,363
CSS custom property--colour: #706EAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#8F9154

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B76ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#5972A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#617984no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9AB6E
Analogous#6E8BAB, #8E6EAB
Triadic#AB706E, #6EAB70
Split complementary#AB8F6E, #8BAB6E
Tetradic#AB6E8B, #A9AB6E, #6EAB8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEFF6
Lighter +30%#D0CFE3
Lighter +20%#B0AFD0
Lighter +10%#908EBE
Darker −10%#565492
Darker −20%#434271
Darker −30%#302F51
Darker −40%#1D1C31
More saturated +25%#5551C8
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8E

Channel breakdown

R112
G110
B171
Red112 (43.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue241.97°
Saturation (HSL)26.64%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 6E · B AB

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