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Recognised as Colour

#706F86

  • #706F86
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#706F86 is a blue with RGB values 112, 111, 134 and HSL 243°, 9%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#706F86#706F86
HEX#706F86
RGBrgb(112, 111, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4353, 0.5255
RGB percentages43.9%, 43.5%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(242.6, 9.4%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.6, 17.2%, 52.5%)
CMYK16.4%, 17.2%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,368,582
CSS custom property--colour: #706F86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#8F9079

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A7287no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#697185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6C7377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.4Light slate grey · ΔE 11.4Dim grey · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85866F
Analogous#6F7986, #7C6F86
Triadic#86706F, #6F8670
Split complementary#867C6F, #7A866F
Tetradic#866F79, #85866F, #6F867C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEDEE3
Lighter +30%#C2C2CC
Lighter +20%#A7A6B5
Lighter +10%#8B8A9E
Darker −10%#59586A
Darker −20%#41414E
Darker −30%#2A2A32
Darker −40%#131316
More saturated +25%#5450A5
Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R112
G111
B134
Red112 (43.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue242.61°
Saturation (HSL)9.39%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 6F · B 86

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