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Recognised as Colour

#709FA8

  • #709FA8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#709FA8 is a cyan with RGB values 112, 159, 168 and HSL 190°, 24%, 55%. 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

#709FA8#709FA8
HEX#709FA8
RGBrgb(112, 159, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.6235, 0.6588
RGB percentages43.9%, 62.4%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(189.6, 24.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.6, 33.3%, 65.9%)
CMYK33.3%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,380,904
CSS custom property--colour: #709FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31068WCAG 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 7.21:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#8F6057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979BA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E94A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5CA3A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.8Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Slate grey · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 17.9Gray · ΔE 18.9Dark cyan · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A87970
Analogous#70A895, #7083A8
Triadic#A8709F, #9FA870
Split complementary#A87083, #A89570
Tetradic#9570A8, #A87970, #83A870

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF4F5
Lighter +30%#CFDFE2
Lighter +20%#AFCACF
Lighter +10%#90B4BB
Darker −10%#57858E
Darker −20%#43686F
Darker −30%#304A4F
Darker −40%#1D2C2F
More saturated +25%#53B3C5
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R112
G159
B168
Red112 (43.9%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue189.64°
Saturation (HSL)24.35%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 9F · B A8

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