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Recognised as Colour

#7970A9

  • #7970A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7970A9 is a blue with RGB values 121, 112, 169 and HSL 249°, 25%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7970A9#7970A9
HEX#7970A9
RGBrgb(121, 112, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4392, 0.6627
RGB percentages47.5%, 43.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(249.5, 24.9%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 33.7%, 66.3%)
CMYK28.4%, 33.7%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,958,697
CSS custom property--colour: #7970A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#868F56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6178ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6176A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6E7A85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Plum · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0A970
Analogous#7084A9, #9670A9
Triadic#A97970, #70A979
Split complementary#A99670, #84A970
Tetradic#A97083, #A0A970, #70A996

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EFF6
Lighter +30%#D3D0E2
Lighter +20%#B5B0CF
Lighter +10%#9790BC
Darker −10%#5F5690
Darker −20%#4A4370
Darker −30%#353050
Darker −40%#201D30
More saturated +25%#6553C6
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R121
G112
B169
Red121 (47.5%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue249.47°
Saturation (HSL)24.89%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G 70 · B A9

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