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Recognised as Colour

#70809E

  • #70809E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#70809E is a blue with RGB values 112, 128, 158 and HSL 219°, 19%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#70809E#70809E
HEX#70809E
RGBrgb(112, 128, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.502, 0.6196
RGB percentages43.9%, 50.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(219.1, 19.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 29.1%, 62%)
CMYK29.1%, 19%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,372,958
CSS custom property--colour: #70809E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#8F7F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76829Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#727D9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#63868Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.2Slate grey · ΔE 8.2Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Gray · ΔE 18Dim grey · ΔE 20.1Dark grey · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E8E70
Analogous#70979E, #77709E
Triadic#9E7080, #809E70
Split complementary#9E7770, #979E70
Tetradic#9E7097, #9E8E70, #709E77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAECF0
Lighter +30%#CBD1DC
Lighter +20%#ADB6C7
Lighter +10%#8E9BB3
Darker −10%#596782
Darker −20%#444F64
Darker −30%#2F3746
Darker −40%#1B1F27
More saturated +25%#5277BC
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R112
G128
B158
Red112 (43.9%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)19.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 80 · B 9E

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