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Recognised as Colour

#709DD2

  • #709DD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#709DD2 is a blue with RGB values 112, 157, 210 and HSL 212°, 52%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#709DD2#709DD2
HEX#709DD2
RGBrgb(112, 157, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6157, 0.8235
RGB percentages43.9%, 61.6%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(212.4, 52.1%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 46.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK46.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,380,434
CSS custom property--colour: #709DD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#8F622D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889FD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C95D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#47A9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2A570
Analogous#70CED2, #7470D2
Triadic#D2709D, #9DD270
Split complementary#D27470, #CED270
Tetradic#D270CE, #D2A570, #70D274

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4EDF7
Lighter +20%#BED2EA
Lighter +10%#97B8DE
Darker −10%#4982C6
Darker −20%#3569A7
Darker −30%#285181
Darker −40%#1C385A
More saturated +25%#589BEA
Less saturated −25%#889FBB

Channel breakdown

R112
G157
B210
Red112 (43.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue212.45°
Saturation (HSL)52.13%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 9D · B D2

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