Colour

#70778C

#70778C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#70778C is a blue with RGB values 112, 119, 140 and HSL 225°, 11%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#70778C

RGBrgb(112, 119, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4667, 0.549

RGB percentages43.9%, 46.7%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(225, 11.1%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 20%, 54.9%)

CMYK20%, 15%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,370,636

CSS custom property--colour: #70778C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#8F8873

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#71798Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F768Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#697B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 7.3 Gray · ΔE 12.9 Dim grey · ΔE 13.7 Steel blue · ΔE 21 Dark grey · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 5.34, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C8570

Analogous#70858C, #77708C

Triadic#8C7077, #778C70

Split complementary#8C7770, #858C70

Tetradic#8C7085, #8C8570, #708C77

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E3E7

Lighter +30%#C5C8D0

Lighter +20%#A8ADBA

Lighter +10%#8C92A3

Darker −10%#595F70

Darker −20%#434753

Darker −30%#2C2F37

Darker −40%#15171B

More saturated +25%#5167AC

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R112

G119

B140

Red112 (43.9%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 77 · B 8C

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