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Colour

#0070CF

  • #0070CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0070CF is a blue with RGB values 0, 112, 207 and HSL 208°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0070CF#0070CF
HEX#0070CF
RGBrgb(0, 112, 207)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4392, 0.8118
RGB percentages0%, 43.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(207.5, 100%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 100%, 81.2%)
CMYK100%, 45.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,879
CSS custom property--colour: #0070CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#FF8F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A78D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF5F00
Analogous#00CFC7, #0008CF
Triadic#CF0070, #70CF00
Split complementary#CF0008, #CFC700
Tetradic#C700CF, #CF5F00, #08CF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CD2FF
Lighter +30%#69BAFF
Lighter +20%#36A3FF
Lighter +10%#038BFF
Darker −10%#00549C
Darker −20%#003969
Darker −30%#001D36
Darker −40%#000203
More saturated +25%#0070CF
Less saturated −25%#1A6EB5

Channel breakdown

R0
G112
B207
Red0 (0%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue207.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 70 · B CF

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