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Recognised as Colour

#709EF6

  • #709EF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#709EF6 is a blue with RGB values 112, 158, 246 and HSL 219°, 88%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#709EF6#709EF6
HEX#709EF6
RGBrgb(112, 158, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6196, 0.9647
RGB percentages43.9%, 62%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(219.4, 88.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 54.5%, 96.5%)
CMYK54.5%, 35.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,380,726
CSS custom property--colour: #709EF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#8F6109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA6FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A99F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1DB1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Royal blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.52, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6C870
Analogous#70E1F6, #8570F6
Triadic#F6709E, #9EF670
Split complementary#F68570, #E1F670
Tetradic#F670E1, #F6C870, #70F685

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D0DFFC
Lighter +10%#A0BFF9
Darker −10%#407DF3
Darker −20%#105DF0
Darker −30%#0C4AC1
Darker −40%#093891
More saturated +25%#679BFF
Less saturated −25%#83A4E3

Channel breakdown

R112
G158
B246
Red112 (43.9%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue219.4°
Saturation (HSL)88.16%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 9E · B F6

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