Recognised as Colour

#70879E

#70879E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#70879E is a blue with RGB values 112, 135, 158 and HSL 210°, 19%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#70879E

RGBrgb(112, 135, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5294, 0.6196

RGB percentages43.9%, 52.9%, 62%

HSLhsl(210, 19.2%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 29.1%, 62%)

CMYK29.1%, 14.6%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,374,750

CSS custom property--colour: #70879E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#8F7861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E879Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#79829Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#638C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 3.9 Slate grey · ΔE 5.1 Gray · ΔE 15.3 Steel blue · ΔE 17.5 Dim grey · ΔE 18.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 3.9, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9E8770

Analogous#709E9E, #70709E

Triadic#9E7087, #879E70

Split complementary#9E7070, #9E9E70

Tetradic#9E709E, #9E8770, #709E70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAEDF0

Lighter +30%#CBD3DC

Lighter +20%#ADBAC7

Lighter +10%#8EA1B3

Darker −10%#596E82

Darker −20%#445464

Darker −30%#2F3B46

Darker −40%#1B2127

More saturated +25%#5287BC

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R112

G135

B158

Red112 (43.9%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)19.17%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 87 · B 9E

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Colour values

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