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Recognised as Colour

#707DBD

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

#707DBD is a blue with RGB values 112, 125, 189 and HSL 230°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#707DBD#707DBD
HEX#707DBD
RGBrgb(112, 125, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4902, 0.7412
RGB percentages43.9%, 49%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(229.9, 36.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 40.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK40.7%, 33.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,372,221
CSS custom property--colour: #707DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#8F8242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6784C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#617EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#588A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 28.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB070
Analogous#70A4BD, #8970BD
Triadic#BD707D, #7DBD70
Split complementary#BD8A70, #A4BD70
Tetradic#BD70A4, #BDB070, #70BD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFD
Lighter +30%#D9DCED
Lighter +20%#B6BCDD
Lighter +10%#939DCD
Darker −10%#4F5EAB
Darker −20%#3F4B88
Darker −30%#2F3865
Darker −40%#1F2542
More saturated +25%#566CD7
Less saturated −25%#8A8EA3

Channel breakdown

R112
G125
B189
Red112 (43.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue229.87°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 7D · B BD

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