Colour

#7070DD

#7070DD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#7070DD is a blue with RGB values 112, 112, 221 and HSL 240°, 62%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#7070DD#7070DD

HEX#7070DD

RGBrgb(112, 112, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4392, 0.8667

RGB percentages43.9%, 43.9%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(240, 61.6%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 49.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK49.3%, 49.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,368,925

CSS custom property--colour: #7070DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#8F8F22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D81E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3478DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#46889Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10 Medium purple · ΔE 10.2 Royal blue · ΔE 10.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDDD70

Analogous#70A7DD, #A770DD

Triadic#DD7070, #70DD70

Split complementary#DDA770, #A7DD70

Tetradic#DD70A7, #DDDD70, #70DDA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECECFA

Lighter +20%#C2C2F1

Lighter +10%#9999E7

Darker −10%#4747D3

Darker −20%#2C2CBB

Darker −30%#232391

Darker −40%#191968

More saturated +25%#5A5AF3

Less saturated −25%#8686C7

Channel breakdown

R112

G112

B221

Red112 (43.9%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)61.58%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 70 · B DD

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