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Colour

#7070A9

  • #7070A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7070A9 is a blue with RGB values 112, 112, 169 and HSL 240°, 25%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7070A9#7070A9
HEX#7070A9
RGBrgb(112, 112, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4392, 0.6627
RGB percentages43.9%, 43.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(240, 24.9%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 33.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK33.7%, 33.7%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,368,873
CSS custom property--colour: #7070A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#8F8F56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F77ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D74A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#617B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9A970
Analogous#708DA9, #8D70A9
Triadic#A97070, #70A970
Split complementary#A98D70, #8DA970
Tetradic#A9708D, #A9A970, #70A98D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFEFF6
Lighter +30%#D0D0E2
Lighter +20%#B0B0CF
Lighter +10%#9090BC
Darker −10%#565690
Darker −20%#434370
Darker −30%#303050
Darker −40%#1D1D30
More saturated +25%#5353C6
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R112
G112
B169
Red112 (43.9%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)24.89%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 70 · B A9

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