Colour

#70758B

#70758B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#70758B is a blue with RGB values 112, 117, 139 and HSL 229°, 11%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#70758B

RGBrgb(112, 117, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4588, 0.5451

RGB percentages43.9%, 45.9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(228.9, 10.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 19.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK19.4%, 15.8%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,370,123

CSS custom property--colour: #70758B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#8F8A74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F778Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D758Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6A797Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 6.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 8.4 Gray · ΔE 13.6 Dim grey · ΔE 14 Steel blue · ΔE 21 Dark grey · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 6.5, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B8670

Analogous#70838B, #79708B

Triadic#8B7075, #758B70

Split complementary#8B7970, #838B70

Tetradic#8B7083, #8B8670, #708B79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E2E6

Lighter +30%#C4C6D0

Lighter +20%#A8ABB9

Lighter +10%#8C90A2

Darker −10%#595D6F

Darker −20%#424553

Darker −30%#2C2E36

Darker −40%#15161A

More saturated +25%#5161AA

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R112

G117

B139

Red112 (43.9%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue228.89°

Saturation (HSL)10.76%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 75 · B 8B

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Colour values

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