Colour

#70838B

#70838B
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#70838B is a cyan with RGB values 112, 131, 139 and HSL 198°, 11%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#70838B

RGBrgb(112, 131, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5137, 0.5451

RGB percentages43.9%, 51.4%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(197.8, 10.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.8, 19.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK19.4%, 5.8%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,373,707

CSS custom property--colour: #70838B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

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

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#8F7C74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F828Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7E8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#698685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 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 text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 5 Light slate grey · ΔE 5.8 Gray · ΔE 8.3 Dim grey · ΔE 12.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5 Dark grey · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.96, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B7870

Analogous#708B86, #70758B

Triadic#8B7083, #838B70

Split complementary#8B7075, #8B8570

Tetradic#86708B, #8B7870, #768B70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E5E6

Lighter +30%#C4CCD0

Lighter +20%#A8B4B9

Lighter +10%#8C9CA2

Darker −10%#59686F

Darker −20%#424E53

Darker −30%#2C3336

Darker −40%#15191A

More saturated +25%#5190AA

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R112

G131

B139

Red112 (43.9%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue197.78°

Saturation (HSL)10.76%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 83 · B 8B

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Colour values

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