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Recognised as Colour

#707E9E

  • #707E9E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#707E9E is a blue with RGB values 112, 126, 158 and HSL 222°, 19%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#707E9E#707E9E
HEX#707E9E
RGBrgb(112, 126, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4941, 0.6196
RGB percentages43.9%, 49.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(221.7, 19.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 29.1%, 62%)
CMYK29.1%, 20.3%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,372,446
CSS custom property--colour: #707E9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 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#8F8161

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74809Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#707C9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#648489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 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

Slate grey · ΔE 9.5Light slate grey · ΔE 9.6Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Gray · ΔE 19Dim grey · ΔE 20.7Dark grey · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E9070
Analogous#70959E, #79709E
Triadic#9E707E, #7E9E70
Split complementary#9E7970, #959E70
Tetradic#9E7095, #9E9070, #709E79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAECF0
Lighter +30%#CBD0DC
Lighter +20%#ADB5C7
Lighter +10%#8E99B3
Darker −10%#596582
Darker −20%#444E64
Darker −30%#2F3646
Darker −40%#1B1F27
More saturated +25%#5272BC
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R112
G126
B158
Red112 (43.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)19.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 7E · B 9E

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