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Recognised as Colour

#7070AA

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

#7070AA is a blue with RGB values 112, 112, 170 and HSL 240°, 25%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7070AA#7070AA
HEX#7070AA
RGBrgb(112, 112, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4392, 0.6667
RGB percentages43.9%, 43.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(240, 25.4%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 34.1%, 66.7%)
CMYK34.1%, 34.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,368,874
CSS custom property--colour: #7070AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#8F8F55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E77ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C74A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#617B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAAA70
Analogous#708DAA, #8D70AA
Triadic#AA7070, #70AA70
Split complementary#AA8D70, #8DAA70
Tetradic#AA708D, #AAAA70, #70AA8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F0F6
Lighter +30%#D0D0E3
Lighter +20%#B0B0D0
Lighter +10%#9090BD
Darker −10%#565691
Darker −20%#434371
Darker −30%#303051
Darker −40%#1D1D31
More saturated +25%#5454C7
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8E

Channel breakdown

R112
G112
B170
Red112 (43.9%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)25.44%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 70 · B AA

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