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Recognised as Colour

#709EA2

  • #709EA2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#709EA2 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 158, 162 and HSL 185°, 21%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#709EA2#709EA2
HEX#709EA2
RGBrgb(112, 158, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6196, 0.6353
RGB percentages43.9%, 62%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(184.8, 21.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.8, 30.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK30.9%, 2.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,380,642
CSS custom property--colour: #709EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#8F615D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979AA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E93A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5EA29Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 5.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.2Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Dark grey · ΔE 17.6Gray · ΔE 18.2Dark cyan · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 5.37, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A27470
Analogous#70A28D, #7085A2
Triadic#A2709E, #9EA270
Split complementary#A27085, #A28D70
Tetradic#8D70A2, #A27470, #85A270

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF2F2
Lighter +30%#CDDDDE
Lighter +20%#AEC8CA
Lighter +10%#8FB3B6
Darker −10%#588387
Darker −20%#446568
Darker −30%#304749
Darker −40%#1C292A
More saturated +25%#52B7C0
Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R112
G158
B162
Red112 (43.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue184.8°
Saturation (HSL)21.19%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 9E · B A2

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