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Colour

#7077AE

  • #7077AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7077AE is a blue with RGB values 112, 119, 174 and HSL 233°, 28%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7077AE#7077AE
HEX#7077AE
RGBrgb(112, 119, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4667, 0.6824
RGB percentages43.9%, 46.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(233.2, 27.7%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.2, 35.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK35.6%, 31.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,370,670
CSS custom property--colour: #7077AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#8F8851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#667DB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6279ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5F828Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3Plum · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA770
Analogous#7096AE, #8870AE
Triadic#AE7077, #77AE70
Split complementary#AE8870, #96AE70
Tetradic#AE7096, #AEA770, #70AE88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F3F8
Lighter +30%#D2D4E5
Lighter +20%#B1B5D3
Lighter +10%#9196C0
Darker −10%#555C96
Darker −20%#434875
Darker −30%#303455
Darker −40%#1E2034
More saturated +25%#5461CA
Less saturated −25%#8C8D92

Channel breakdown

R112
G119
B174
Red112 (43.9%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue233.23°
Saturation (HSL)27.68%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 77 · B AE

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