Colour

#0045C7

#0045C7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0045C7 is a blue with RGB values 0, 69, 199 and HSL 219°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0045C7

RGBrgb(0, 69, 199)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2706, 0.7804

RGB percentages0%, 27.1%, 78%

HSLhsl(219.2, 100%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 100%, 78%)

CMYK100%, 65.3%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer17,863

CSS custom property--colour: #0045C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#FFBA38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 17.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Dark blue · ΔE 25.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9 Navy · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 17.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C78200

Analogous#00A8C7, #1E00C7

Triadic#C70045, #45C700

Split complementary#C71F00, #A9C700

Tetradic#C700A9, #C78200, #00C71F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#94B9FF

Lighter +30%#6198FF

Lighter +20%#2E76FF

Lighter +10%#0057FA

Darker −10%#003394

Darker −20%#002261

Darker −30%#00102E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0045C7

Less saturated −25%#194DAE

Channel breakdown

G69

B199

Red0 (0%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue219.2°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 45 · B C7

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