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Recognised as Colour

#70849E

  • #70849E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#70849E is a blue with RGB values 112, 132, 158 and HSL 214°, 19%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#70849E#70849E
HEX#70849E
RGBrgb(112, 132, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5176, 0.6196
RGB percentages43.9%, 51.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(213.9, 19.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 29.1%, 62%)
CMYK29.1%, 16.5%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,373,982
CSS custom property--colour: #70849E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#8F7B61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B859Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#76809Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#638A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.5Slate grey · ΔE 6Gray · ΔE 16.3Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Dim grey · ΔE 19.1Cadetblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E8A70
Analogous#709B9E, #73709E
Triadic#9E7084, #849E70
Split complementary#9E7370, #9B9E70
Tetradic#9E709B, #9E8A70, #709E73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEDF0
Lighter +30%#CBD2DC
Lighter +20%#ADB8C7
Lighter +10%#8E9EB3
Darker −10%#596B82
Darker −20%#445264
Darker −30%#2F3946
Darker −40%#1B2027
More saturated +25%#5280BC
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R112
G132
B158
Red112 (43.9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue213.91°
Saturation (HSL)19.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 84 · B 9E

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