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Recognised as Colour

#7080C9

  • #7080C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7080C9 is a blue with RGB values 112, 128, 201 and HSL 229°, 45%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7080C9#7080C9
HEX#7080C9
RGBrgb(112, 128, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.502, 0.7882
RGB percentages43.9%, 50.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(229.2, 45.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 44.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK44.3%, 36.3%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,373,001
CSS custom property--colour: #7080C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#8F7F36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6688CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E81C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#518F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B970
Analogous#70ADC9, #8C70C9
Triadic#C97080, #80C970
Split complementary#C98C70, #ADC970
Tetradic#C970AD, #C9B970, #70C98D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE3F3
Lighter +20%#BAC2E5
Lighter +10%#95A1D7
Darker −10%#4B5FBB
Darker −20%#3A4B99
Darker −30%#2C3974
Darker −40%#1E274F
More saturated +25%#5770E2
Less saturated −25%#8990B0

Channel breakdown

R112
G128
B201
Red112 (43.9%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue229.21°
Saturation (HSL)45.18%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 80 · B C9

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