Recognised as Colour

#707EA9

#707EA9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#707EA9 is a blue with RGB values 112, 126, 169 and HSL 225°, 25%, 55%. 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

#707EA9#707EA9

HEX#707EA9

RGBrgb(112, 126, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.4941, 0.6627

RGB percentages43.9%, 49.4%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(225.3, 24.9%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 33.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK33.7%, 25.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,372,457

CSS custom property--colour: #707EA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#8F8156

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7082ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C7DA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#60868Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Gray · ΔE 25.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A99B70

Analogous#709AA9, #7F70A9

Triadic#A9707E, #7EA970

Split complementary#A97E70, #9BA970

Tetradic#A9709A, #A99B70, #70A97E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFF1F6

Lighter +30%#D0D4E2

Lighter +20%#B0B7CF

Lighter +10%#909BBC

Darker −10%#566490

Darker −20%#434E70

Darker −30%#303850

Darker −40%#1D2230

More saturated +25%#536FC6

Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R112

G126

B169

Red112 (43.9%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue225.26°

Saturation (HSL)24.89%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 7E · B A9

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Colour values

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