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Recognised as Colour

#707FDD

  • #707FDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#707FDD is a blue with RGB values 112, 127, 221 and HSL 232°, 62%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#707FDD#707FDD
HEX#707FDD
RGBrgb(112, 127, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.498, 0.8667
RGB percentages43.9%, 49.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(231.7, 61.6%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 49.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK49.3%, 42.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,372,765
CSS custom property--colour: #707FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#8F8022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#598BE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F82DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4493A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.2Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDCE70
Analogous#70B6DD, #9770DD
Triadic#DD707F, #7FDD70
Split complementary#DD9770, #B6DD70
Tetradic#DD70B6, #DDCE70, #70DD97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEEFA
Lighter +20%#C2C9F1
Lighter +10%#99A4E7
Darker −10%#475AD3
Darker −20%#2C40BB
Darker −30%#233291
Darker −40%#192468
More saturated +25%#5A6FF3
Less saturated −25%#868FC7

Channel breakdown

R112
G127
B221
Red112 (43.9%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue231.74°
Saturation (HSL)61.58%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 7F · B DD

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