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Recognised as Colour

#707EA5

  • #707EA5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#707EA5 is a blue with RGB values 112, 126, 165 and HSL 224°, 23%, 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 Steel blue.

Colour values

#707EA5#707EA5
HEX#707EA5
RGBrgb(112, 126, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4941, 0.6471
RGB percentages43.9%, 49.4%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(224.2, 22.7%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 32.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK32.1%, 23.6%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,372,453
CSS custom property--colour: #707EA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#8F815A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7281A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7DA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#61868Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 13.6Gray · ΔE 22.9Dim grey · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A59770
Analogous#7098A5, #7D70A5
Triadic#A5707E, #7EA570
Split complementary#A57D70, #99A570
Tetradic#A57099, #A59770, #70A57D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEFF4
Lighter +30%#CED3E0
Lighter +20%#AFB6CC
Lighter +10%#8F9AB9
Darker −10%#57658B
Darker −20%#444E6B
Darker −30%#30374C
Darker −40%#1C212D
More saturated +25%#5370C2
Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R112
G126
B165
Red112 (43.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue224.15°
Saturation (HSL)22.75%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 7E · B A5

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