Recognised as Colour

#708AA7

#708AA7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#708AA7 is a blue with RGB values 112, 138, 167 and HSL 212°, 24%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#708AA7

RGBrgb(112, 138, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5412, 0.6549

RGB percentages43.9%, 54.1%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(211.6, 23.8%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 32.9%, 65.5%)

CMYK32.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,375,527

CSS custom property--colour: #708AA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#8F7558

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F8BA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7985A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5F9093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.2 Slate grey · ΔE 8.6 Steel blue · ΔE 14.6 Gray · ΔE 18.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 21.2 Dim grey · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A78D70

Analogous#70A6A7, #7270A7

Triadic#A7708A, #8AA770

Split complementary#A77270, #A6A770

Tetradic#A770A6, #A78D70, #70A772

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEF1F5

Lighter +30%#CFD7E1

Lighter +20%#AFBECE

Lighter +10%#90A4BA

Darker −10%#57718D

Darker −20%#43576E

Darker −30%#303E4E

Darker −40%#1D252E

More saturated +25%#5388C4

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R112

G138

B167

Red112 (43.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue211.64°

Saturation (HSL)23.81%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 8A · B A7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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