Colour

#7070D3

#7070D3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#7070D3 is a blue with RGB values 112, 112, 211 and HSL 240°, 53%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#7070D3

RGBrgb(112, 112, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4392, 0.8275

RGB percentages43.9%, 43.9%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(240, 52.9%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 46.9%, 82.7%)

CMYK46.9%, 46.9%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,368,915

CSS custom property--colour: #7070D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1

Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#8F8F2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#467FD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F77D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#4D8597no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.5 Slate blue · ΔE 13.5 Royal blue · ΔE 14.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D3D370

Analogous#70A2D3, #A270D3

Triadic#D37070, #70D370

Split complementary#D3A270, #A2D370

Tetradic#D370A2, #D3D370, #70D3A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5E5F7

Lighter +20%#BEBEEB

Lighter +10%#9797DF

Darker −10%#4949C7

Darker −20%#3434A9

Darker −30%#282882

Darker −40%#1C1C5B

More saturated +25%#5959EA

Less saturated −25%#8787BC

Channel breakdown

R112

G112

B211

Red112 (43.9%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 70 · B D3

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