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Recognised as Colour

#707AB4

  • #707AB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#707AB4 is a blue with RGB values 112, 122, 180 and HSL 231°, 31%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#707AB4#707AB4
HEX#707AB4
RGBrgb(112, 122, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4784, 0.7059
RGB percentages43.9%, 47.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(231.2, 31.2%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 37.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK37.8%, 32.2%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,371,444
CSS custom property--colour: #707AB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#8F854B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6780B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#627BB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5C858Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4Plum · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4AA70
Analogous#709CB4, #8870B4
Triadic#B4707A, #7AB470
Split complementary#B48870, #9CB470
Tetradic#B4709C, #B4AA70, #70B488

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F6FA
Lighter +30%#D4D7E9
Lighter +20%#B3B8D7
Lighter +10%#9199C6
Darker −10%#535E9E
Darker −20%#414A7D
Darker −30%#30365B
Darker −40%#1E223A
More saturated +25%#5567CF
Less saturated −25%#8B8D99

Channel breakdown

R112
G122
B180
Red112 (43.9%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue231.18°
Saturation (HSL)31.19%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 7A · B B4

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