Colour

#7097B4

#7097B4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#7097B4 is a blue with RGB values 112, 151, 180 and HSL 206°, 31%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#7097B4

RGBrgb(112, 151, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.5922, 0.7059

RGB percentages43.9%, 59.2%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(205.6, 31.2%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 37.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK37.8%, 16.1%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,378,868

CSS custom property--colour: #7097B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1

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

Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#8F684B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B96B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#828FB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#589EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9 Sky blue · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B48D70

Analogous#70B4AF, #7075B4

Triadic#B47097, #97B470

Split complementary#B47075, #B4AF70

Tetradic#AF70B4, #B48D70, #75B470

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F8FA

Lighter +30%#D4E0E9

Lighter +20%#B3C8D7

Lighter +10%#91AFC6

Darker −10%#537E9E

Darker −20%#41637D

Darker −30%#30495B

Darker −40%#1E2E3A

More saturated +25%#559BCF

Less saturated −25%#8B9399

Channel breakdown

R112

G151

B180

Red112 (43.9%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue205.59°

Saturation (HSL)31.19%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 97 · B B4

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Colour values

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