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Recognised as Colour

#7096FF

  • #7096FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7096FF is a blue with RGB values 112, 150, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7096FF#7096FF
HEX#7096FF
RGBrgb(112, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages43.9%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.1, 100%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 56.1%, 100%)
CMYK56.1%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,378,687
CSS custom property--colour: #7096FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#8F6900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#69A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5694FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#04ADBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD970
Analogous#70DDFF, #9270FF
Triadic#FF7096, #96FF70
Split complementary#FF9170, #DEFF70
Tetradic#FF70DD, #FFD970, #70FF91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6E1FF
Lighter +10%#A3BBFF
Darker −10%#3D71FF
Darker −20%#0A4BFF
Darker −30%#0039D6
Darker −40%#002BA3
More saturated +25%#7096FF
Less saturated −25%#829EED

Channel breakdown

R112
G150
B255
Red112 (43.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 96 · B FF

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