Recognised as Colour

#709BA0

#709BA0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#709BA0 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 155, 160 and HSL 186°, 20%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#709BA0#709BA0

HEX#709BA0

RGBrgb(112, 155, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6078, 0.6275

RGB percentages43.9%, 60.8%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(186.3, 20.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 30%, 62.7%)

CMYK30%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,379,872

CSS custom property--colour: #709BA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#8F645F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9497A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C91A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5F9E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Gray · ΔE 17 Dark grey · ΔE 17.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A07570

Analogous#70A08D, #7083A0

Triadic#A0709B, #9BA070

Split complementary#A07083, #A08D70

Tetradic#8D70A0, #A07570, #83A070

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBF1F1

Lighter +30%#CCDBDD

Lighter +20%#ADC6C9

Lighter +10%#8FB0B4

Darker −10%#588085

Darker −20%#446366

Darker −30%#304548

Darker −40%#1B2729

More saturated +25%#52B3BE

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R112

G155

B160

Red112 (43.9%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue186.25°

Saturation (HSL)20.17%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 9B · B A0

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