Colour

#709EAD

#709EAD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#709EAD is a cyan with RGB values 112, 158, 173 and HSL 195°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#709EAD#709EAD

HEX#709EAD

RGBrgb(112, 158, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6196, 0.6784

RGB percentages43.9%, 62%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(194.8, 27.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194.8, 35.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK35.3%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,380,653

CSS custom property--colour: #709EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#8F6152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#959BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B94ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#5AA3A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.6 Slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Dark grey · ΔE 18.6 Sky blue · ΔE 19.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD7F70

Analogous#70AD9D, #7080AD

Triadic#AD709E, #9EAD70

Split complementary#AD7080, #AD9E70

Tetradic#9D70AD, #AD7F70, #80AD70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F6F7

Lighter +30%#D1E0E5

Lighter +20%#B1CAD2

Lighter +10%#90B4C0

Darker −10%#558595

Darker −20%#436874

Darker −30%#304B54

Darker −40%#1E2E33

More saturated +25%#54ACC9

Less saturated −25%#8C9091

Channel breakdown

R112

G158

B173

Red112 (43.9%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue194.75°

Saturation (HSL)27.11%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 70 · G 9E · B AD

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