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Colour

#707CCC

  • #707CCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#707CCC is a blue with RGB values 112, 124, 204 and HSL 232°, 47%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#707CCC#707CCC
HEX#707CCC
RGBrgb(112, 124, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4863, 0.8
RGB percentages43.9%, 48.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(232.2, 47.4%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 45.1%, 80%)
CMYK45.1%, 39.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,371,980
CSS custom property--colour: #707CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#8F8333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E86CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#577ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#508C9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC070
Analogous#70AACC, #9270CC
Triadic#CC707C, #7CCC70
Split complementary#CC9270, #AACC70
Tetradic#CC70AA, #CCC070, #70CC92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E3F4
Lighter +20%#BBC1E7
Lighter +10%#969ED9
Darker −10%#4A5ABF
Darker −20%#38459E
Darker −30%#2B3578
Darker −40%#1D2453
More saturated +25%#586AE4
Less saturated −25%#888EB4

Channel breakdown

R112
G124
B204
Red112 (43.9%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue232.17°
Saturation (HSL)47.42%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 7C · B CC

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