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Recognised as Colour

#709BEC

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

#709BEC is a blue with RGB values 112, 155, 236 and HSL 219°, 77%, 68%. 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

#709BEC#709BEC
HEX#709BEC
RGBrgb(112, 155, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6078, 0.9255
RGB percentages43.9%, 60.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(219.2, 76.5%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 52.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK52.5%, 34.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,379,948
CSS custom property--colour: #709BEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#8F6413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA2EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C96EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2FADB9no 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 text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.79, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC170
Analogous#70D9EC, #8370EC
Triadic#EC709B, #9BEC70
Split complementary#EC8370, #D9EC70
Tetradic#EC70D9, #ECC170, #70EC83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F9FE
Lighter +20%#CADAF8
Lighter +10%#9DBAF2
Darker −10%#437CE6
Darker −20%#1D5ED9
Darker −30%#174BAC
Darker −40%#11377F
More saturated +25%#5D95FF
Less saturated −25%#84A1D8

Channel breakdown

R112
G155
B236
Red112 (43.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue219.19°
Saturation (HSL)76.54%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 9B · B EC

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