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Recognised as Colour

#708BE1

  • #708BE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#708BE1 is a blue with RGB values 112, 139, 225 and HSL 226°, 65%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#708BE1#708BE1
HEX#708BE1
RGBrgb(112, 139, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5451, 0.8824
RGB percentages43.9%, 54.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(225.7, 65.3%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 50.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK50.2%, 38.2%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,375,841
CSS custom property--colour: #708BE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#8F741E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6994E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8ADFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#3F9DABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Royal blue · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1C670
Analogous#70C4E1, #8D70E1
Triadic#E1708B, #8BE170
Split complementary#E18D70, #C4E170
Tetradic#E170C4, #E1C670, #70E18D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF2FC
Lighter +20%#C4CFF3
Lighter +10%#9AADEA
Darker −10%#4669D8
Darker −20%#294DC2
Darker −30%#203D98
Darker −40%#172C6E
More saturated +25%#5A80F7
Less saturated −25%#8696CB

Channel breakdown

R112
G139
B225
Red112 (43.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue225.66°
Saturation (HSL)65.32%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 8B · B E1

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