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Recognised as Colour

#708EC3

  • #708EC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#708EC3 is a blue with RGB values 112, 142, 195 and HSL 218°, 41%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#708EC3#708EC3
HEX#708EC3
RGBrgb(112, 142, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5569, 0.7647
RGB percentages43.9%, 55.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(218.3, 40.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 42.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK42.6%, 27.2%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,376,579
CSS custom property--colour: #708EC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#8F713C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B92C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#728AC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5299A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3A570
Analogous#70B7C3, #7C70C3
Triadic#C3708E, #8EC370
Split complementary#C37C70, #B7C370
Tetradic#C370B7, #C3A570, #70C37C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCE3F0
Lighter +20%#B8C7E1
Lighter +10%#94AAD2
Darker −10%#4C72B4
Darker −20%#3D5B90
Darker −30%#2E446C
Darker −40%#1E2E49
More saturated +25%#5787DC
Less saturated −25%#8995AA

Channel breakdown

R112
G142
B195
Red112 (43.9%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue218.31°
Saturation (HSL)40.89%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 8E · B C3

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