Colour

#707CAC

#707CAC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#707CAC is a blue with RGB values 112, 124, 172 and HSL 228°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#707CAC#707CAC

HEX#707CAC

RGBrgb(112, 124, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4863, 0.6745

RGB percentages43.9%, 48.6%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(228, 26.5%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 34.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK34.9%, 27.9%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,371,948

CSS custom property--colour: #707CAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#8F8353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D81AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#687CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5F858Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Slate grey · ΔE 19 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2 Gray · ΔE 27.9 Dim grey · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACA070

Analogous#709AAC, #8270AC

Triadic#AC707C, #7CAC70

Split complementary#AC8270, #9AAC70

Tetradic#AC709A, #ACA070, #70AC82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F2F7

Lighter +30%#D1D5E4

Lighter +20%#B1B7D1

Lighter +10%#909ABF

Darker −10%#566293

Darker −20%#434D73

Darker −30%#303753

Darker −40%#1D2233

More saturated +25%#546BC8

Less saturated −25%#8C8D90

Channel breakdown

R112

G124

B172

Red112 (43.9%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)26.55%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 7C · B AC

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