Colour

#708ED2

#708ED2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#708ED2 is a blue with RGB values 112, 142, 210 and HSL 222°, 52%, 63%. 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

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HEX#708ED2

RGBrgb(112, 142, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5569, 0.8235

RGB percentages43.9%, 55.7%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(221.6, 52.1%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 46.7%, 82.4%)

CMYK46.7%, 32.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,376,594

CSS custom property--colour: #708ED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#8F712D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7594D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A8BD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#499CA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5 Steel blue · ΔE 14.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2B470

Analogous#70BFD2, #8370D2

Triadic#D2708E, #8ED270

Split complementary#D28370, #BFD270

Tetradic#D270BF, #D2B470, #70D283

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4EAF7

Lighter +20%#BECBEA

Lighter +10%#97ADDE

Darker −10%#496FC6

Darker −20%#3558A7

Darker −30%#284381

Darker −40%#1C2F5A

More saturated +25%#5885EA

Less saturated −25%#8897BB

Channel breakdown

R112

G142

B210

Red112 (43.9%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue221.63°

Saturation (HSL)52.13%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 8E · B D2

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Colour values

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