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Colour

#7070B4

  • #7070B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7070B4 is a blue with RGB values 112, 112, 180 and HSL 240°, 31%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7070B4#7070B4
HEX#7070B4
RGBrgb(112, 112, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4392, 0.7059
RGB percentages43.9%, 43.9%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(240, 31.2%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 37.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK37.8%, 37.8%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,368,884
CSS custom property--colour: #7070B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#8F8F4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A79B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5774B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5D7D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4B470
Analogous#7092B4, #9270B4
Triadic#B47070, #70B470
Split complementary#B49270, #92B470
Tetradic#B47092, #B4B470, #70B492

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F6FA
Lighter +30%#D4D4E9
Lighter +20%#B3B3D7
Lighter +10%#9191C6
Darker −10%#53539E
Darker −20%#41417D
Darker −30%#30305B
Darker −40%#1E1E3A
More saturated +25%#5555CF
Less saturated −25%#8B8B99

Channel breakdown

R112
G112
B180
Red112 (43.9%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)31.19%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 70 · B B4

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