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Recognised as Colour

#708FCE

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

#708FCE is a blue with RGB values 112, 143, 206 and HSL 220°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#708FCE#708FCE
HEX#708FCE
RGBrgb(112, 143, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5608, 0.8078
RGB percentages43.9%, 56.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(220.2, 49%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 45.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK45.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,376,846
CSS custom property--colour: #708FCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#8F7031

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7894D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E8BCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4C9CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEAF70
Analogous#70BECE, #8070CE
Triadic#CE708F, #8FCE70
Split complementary#CE8070, #BECE70
Tetradic#CE70BE, #CEAF70, #70CE80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E8F5
Lighter +20%#BCCBE8
Lighter +10%#96ADDB
Darker −10%#4A71C1
Darker −20%#375AA1
Darker −30%#2A457B
Darker −40%#1D3055
More saturated +25%#5887E6
Less saturated −25%#8897B6

Channel breakdown

R112
G143
B206
Red112 (43.9%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue220.21°
Saturation (HSL)48.96%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 8F · B CE

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