Colour

#7070DE

#7070DE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#7070DE is a blue with RGB values 112, 112, 222 and HSL 240°, 63%, 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

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HEX#7070DE

RGBrgb(112, 112, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4392, 0.8706

RGB percentages43.9%, 43.9%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(240, 62.5%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 49.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK49.5%, 49.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,368,926

CSS custom property--colour: #7070DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#8F8F21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C81E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3278DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Tritanopia#46889Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.7 Medium purple · ΔE 10.2 Royal blue · ΔE 10.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEDE70

Analogous#70A7DE, #A770DE

Triadic#DE7070, #70DE70

Split complementary#DEA770, #A7DE70

Tetradic#DE70A7, #DEDE70, #70DEA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECECFB

Lighter +20%#C3C3F1

Lighter +10%#9999E8

Darker −10%#4747D4

Darker −20%#2B2BBC

Darker −30%#222293

Darker −40%#18186A

More saturated +25%#5A5AF4

Less saturated −25%#8686C8

Channel breakdown

R112

G112

B222

Red112 (43.9%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)62.5%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 70 · B DE

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Colour values

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