Colour

#707BDD

#707BDD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#707BDD is a blue with RGB values 112, 123, 221 and HSL 234°, 62%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#707BDD

RGBrgb(112, 123, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4824, 0.8667

RGB percentages43.9%, 48.2%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(233.9, 61.6%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.9, 49.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK49.3%, 44.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,371,741

CSS custom property--colour: #707BDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1

Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#8F8422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5288E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#487FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#4590A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9 Royal blue · ΔE 16 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.7 Slate blue · ΔE 17.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDD270

Analogous#70B2DD, #9C70DD

Triadic#DD707B, #7BDD70

Split complementary#DD9C70, #B2DD70

Tetradic#DD70B1, #DDD270, #70DD9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECEDFA

Lighter +20%#C2C7F1

Lighter +10%#99A1E7

Darker −10%#4755D3

Darker −20%#2C3BBB

Darker −30%#232E91

Darker −40%#192168

More saturated +25%#5A69F3

Less saturated −25%#868DC7

Channel breakdown

R112

G123

B221

Red112 (43.9%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue233.94°

Saturation (HSL)61.58%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 7B · B DD

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Colour values

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