Recognised as Colour

#7080A2

#7080A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7080A2 is a blue with RGB values 112, 128, 162 and HSL 221°, 21%, 54%. 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

#7080A2#7080A2

HEX#7080A2

RGBrgb(112, 128, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.502, 0.6353

RGB percentages43.9%, 50.2%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(220.8, 21.2%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 30.9%, 63.5%)

CMYK30.9%, 21%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,372,962

CSS custom property--colour: #7080A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#8F7F5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7582A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#707EA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#62878Bno 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 text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.4 Slate grey · ΔE 10.5 Steel blue · ΔE 13.8 Gray · ΔE 20.2 Dim grey · ΔE 22.1 Dark grey · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A29270

Analogous#7099A2, #7970A2

Triadic#A27080, #80A270

Split complementary#A27970, #99A270

Tetradic#A27099, #A29270, #70A279

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECEEF2

Lighter +30%#CDD2DE

Lighter +20%#AEB7CA

Lighter +10%#8F9BB6

Darker −10%#586787

Darker −20%#444F68

Darker −30%#303849

Darker −40%#1C202A

More saturated +25%#5275C0

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R112

G128

B162

Red112 (43.9%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue220.8°

Saturation (HSL)21.19%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 80 · B A2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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