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Recognised as Colour

#707FA1

  • #707FA1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#707FA1 is a blue with RGB values 112, 127, 161 and HSL 222°, 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 Light slate grey.

Colour values

#707FA1#707FA1
HEX#707FA1
RGBrgb(112, 127, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.498, 0.6314
RGB percentages43.9%, 49.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(221.6, 20.7%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 30.4%, 63.1%)
CMYK30.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,372,705
CSS custom property--colour: #707FA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21197WCAG 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 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#8F805E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7481A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#707DA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#62868Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Slate grey · ΔE 10.6Steel blue · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 20.1Dim grey · ΔE 22Dark grey · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A19270
Analogous#7098A1, #7970A1
Triadic#A1707F, #7FA170
Split complementary#A17970, #98A170
Tetradic#A17098, #A19270, #70A179

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEDF2
Lighter +30%#CCD2DE
Lighter +20%#AEB6C9
Lighter +10%#8F9BB5
Darker −10%#586686
Darker −20%#444F67
Darker −30%#303748
Darker −40%#1B202A
More saturated +25%#5274BF
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R112
G127
B161
Red112 (43.9%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue221.63°
Saturation (HSL)20.68%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 7F · B A1

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