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Recognised as Colour

#708CB3

  • #708CB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#708CB3 is a blue with RGB values 112, 140, 179 and HSL 215°, 31%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#708CB3#708CB3
HEX#708CB3
RGBrgb(112, 140, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.549, 0.702
RGB percentages43.9%, 54.9%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(214.9, 30.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 37.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK37.4%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,376,051
CSS custom property--colour: #708CB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#8F734C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8EB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7687B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5A9499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8Slate grey · ΔE 14Light steelblue · ΔE 22.6Gray · ΔE 23.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B39770
Analogous#70AEB3, #7570B3
Triadic#B3708C, #8CB370
Split complementary#B37570, #AEB370
Tetradic#B370AE, #B39770, #70B375

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F7FA
Lighter +30%#D4DCE8
Lighter +20%#B3C2D6
Lighter +10%#91A7C5
Darker −10%#53729D
Darker −20%#425A7B
Darker −30%#30425A
Darker −40%#1E2939
More saturated +25%#5588CE
Less saturated −25%#8B9098

Channel breakdown

R112
G140
B179
Red112 (43.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue214.93°
Saturation (HSL)30.59%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 8C · B B3

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