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Recognised as Colour

#709AEB

  • #709AEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#709AEB is a blue with RGB values 112, 154, 235 and HSL 220°, 75%, 68%. 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

#709AEB#709AEB
HEX#709AEB
RGBrgb(112, 154, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6039, 0.9216
RGB percentages43.9%, 60.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(219.5, 75.5%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 52.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK52.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,379,691
CSS custom property--colour: #709AEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8F6514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B95E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#30ACB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 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 text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 30Medium purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.62, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBC170
Analogous#70D8EB, #8470EB
Triadic#EB709A, #9AEB70
Split complementary#EB8470, #D8EB70
Tetradic#EB70D8, #EBC170, #70EB84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9FE
Lighter +20%#C9D9F8
Lighter +10%#9DBAF1
Darker −10%#437AE5
Darker −20%#1E5DD7
Darker −30%#184AAA
Darker −40%#12367D
More saturated +25%#5C94FF
Less saturated −25%#84A0D7

Channel breakdown

R112
G154
B235
Red112 (43.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue219.51°
Saturation (HSL)75.46%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 9A · B EB

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