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Recognised as Colour

#707EA1

  • #707EA1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#707EA1 is a blue with RGB values 112, 126, 161 and HSL 223°, 21%, 54%. 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

#707EA1#707EA1
HEX#707EA1
RGBrgb(112, 126, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4941, 0.6314
RGB percentages43.9%, 49.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(222.9, 20.7%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 30.4%, 63.1%)
CMYK30.4%, 21.7%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,372,449
CSS custom property--colour: #707EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#8F815E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7381A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F7CA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#63858Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.2Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Gray · ΔE 20.7Dim grey · ΔE 22.3Dark grey · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A19370
Analogous#7096A1, #7B70A1
Triadic#A1707E, #7EA170
Split complementary#A17A70, #97A170
Tetradic#A17097, #A19370, #70A17A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEDF2
Lighter +30%#CCD1DE
Lighter +20%#AEB6C9
Lighter +10%#8F9AB5
Darker −10%#586586
Darker −20%#444E67
Darker −30%#303748
Darker −40%#1B1F2A
More saturated +25%#5271BF
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R112
G126
B161
Red112 (43.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)20.68%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 7E · B A1

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