Colour

#708FA0

#708FA0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#708FA0 is a blue with RGB values 112, 143, 160 and HSL 201°, 20%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#708FA0#708FA0

HEX#708FA0

RGBrgb(112, 143, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5608, 0.6275

RGB percentages43.9%, 56.1%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(201.3, 20.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 30%, 62.7%)

CMYK30%, 10.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,376,800

CSS custom property--colour: #708FA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#8F705F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878EA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8088A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#619494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5 Slate grey · ΔE 6.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 14.4 Gray · ΔE 14.8 Dark grey · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.99, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A08170

Analogous#70A099, #7077A0

Triadic#A0708F, #8FA070

Split complementary#A07077, #A09970

Tetradic#9970A0, #A08170, #77A070

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEFF1

Lighter +30%#CCD7DD

Lighter +20%#ADBFC9

Lighter +10%#8FA7B4

Darker −10%#587585

Darker −20%#445A66

Darker −30%#303F48

Darker −40%#1B2429

More saturated +25%#5298BE

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R112

G143

B160

Red112 (43.9%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue201.25°

Saturation (HSL)20.17%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 8F · B A0

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Colour values

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