Recognised as Colour

#709AEF

#709AEF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#709AEF is a blue with RGB values 112, 154, 239 and HSL 220°, 80%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#709AEF#709AEF

HEX#709AEF

RGBrgb(112, 154, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6039, 0.9373

RGB percentages43.9%, 60.4%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(220.2, 79.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 53.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK53.1%, 35.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,379,695

CSS custom property--colour: #709AEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#8F6510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78A1F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6996EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2BADB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.9 Steel blue · ΔE 23.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.8 Medium purple · ΔE 28.9 Royal blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.02, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFC570

Analogous#70DAEF, #8570EF

Triadic#EF709A, #9AEF70

Split complementary#EF8670, #D9EF70

Tetradic#EF70DA, #EFC570, #70EF86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFBFE

Lighter +20%#CCDBF9

Lighter +10%#9EBAF4

Darker −10%#427AEA

Darker −20%#195BE0

Darker −30%#1448B2

Darker −40%#0F3684

More saturated +25%#6095FF

Less saturated −25%#84A1DB

Channel breakdown

R112

G154

B239

Red112 (43.9%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue220.16°

Saturation (HSL)79.87%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 9A · B EF

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