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Colour

#709BF1

  • #709BF1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#709BF1 is a blue with RGB values 112, 155, 241 and HSL 220°, 82%, 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

#709BF1#709BF1
HEX#709BF1
RGBrgb(112, 155, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6078, 0.9451
RGB percentages43.9%, 60.8%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(220, 82.2%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 53.5%, 94.5%)
CMYK53.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,379,953
CSS custom property--colour: #709BF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#8F640E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A2F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6997EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#28AEBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 2.95, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1C670
Analogous#70DCF1, #8670F1
Triadic#F1709B, #9BF170
Split complementary#F18570, #DBF170
Tetradic#F170DB, #F1C670, #70F185

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#CDDCFA
Lighter +10%#9EBBF6
Darker −10%#427BEC
Darker −20%#165BE5
Darker −30%#1249B6
Darker −40%#0D3688
More saturated +25%#6296FF
Less saturated −25%#84A2DD

Channel breakdown

R112
G155
B241
Red112 (43.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)82.17%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 9B · B F1

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