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Colour

#7088BD

  • #7088BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7088BD is a blue with RGB values 112, 136, 189 and HSL 221°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7088BD#7088BD
HEX#7088BD
RGBrgb(112, 136, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5333, 0.7412
RGB percentages43.9%, 53.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(221.3, 36.8%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 40.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK40.7%, 28%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,375,037
CSS custom property--colour: #7088BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#8F7742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#768CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E85BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#56939Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 27.2Light skyblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA570
Analogous#70AFBD, #7E70BD
Triadic#BD7088, #88BD70
Split complementary#BD7F70, #AFBD70
Tetradic#BD70AF, #BDA570, #70BD7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFD
Lighter +30%#D9DFED
Lighter +20%#B6C2DD
Lighter +10%#93A5CD
Darker −10%#4F6CAB
Darker −20%#3F5688
Darker −30%#2F4065
Darker −40%#1F2A42
More saturated +25%#567ED7
Less saturated −25%#8A92A3

Channel breakdown

R112
G136
B189
Red112 (43.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue221.3°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 88 · B BD

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