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Recognised as Colour

#70708A

  • #70708A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#70708A is a blue with RGB values 112, 112, 138 and HSL 240°, 10%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#70708A#70708A
HEX#70708A
RGBrgb(112, 112, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4392, 0.5412
RGB percentages43.9%, 43.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(240, 10.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 18.8%, 54.1%)
CMYK18.8%, 18.8%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,368,842
CSS custom property--colour: #70708A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#8F8F75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A738Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#697189no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6A7479no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.9Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6Dim grey · ΔE 15.8Gray · ΔE 16.3Steel blue · ΔE 21Dark grey · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A8A70
Analogous#707D8A, #7D708A
Triadic#8A7070, #708A70
Split complementary#8A7D70, #7D8A70
Tetradic#8A707D, #8A8A70, #708A7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E0E6
Lighter +30%#C4C4CF
Lighter +20%#A8A8B8
Lighter +10%#8C8CA1
Darker −10%#59596E
Darker −20%#424252
Darker −30%#2B2B36
Darker −40%#151519
More saturated +25%#5151A9
Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R112
G112
B138
Red112 (43.9%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)10.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 70 · B 8A

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