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Recognised as Colour

#7090C8

  • #7090C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7090C8 is a blue with RGB values 112, 144, 200 and HSL 218°, 44%, 61%. 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

#7090C8#7090C8
HEX#7090C8
RGBrgb(112, 144, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5647, 0.7843
RGB percentages43.9%, 56.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(218.2, 44.4%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 44%, 78.4%)
CMYK44%, 28%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,377,096
CSS custom property--colour: #7090C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#8F6F37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C94CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#728CC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4F9CA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8A870
Analogous#70BCC8, #7C70C8
Triadic#C87090, #90C870
Split complementary#C87C70, #BCC870
Tetradic#C870BC, #C8A870, #70C87C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE6F3
Lighter +20%#BAC9E4
Lighter +10%#95ADD6
Darker −10%#4B73BA
Darker −20%#3A5C98
Darker −30%#2C4673
Darker −40%#1E2F4E
More saturated +25%#5789E1
Less saturated −25%#8997AF

Channel breakdown

R112
G144
B200
Red112 (43.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 90 · B C8

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