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Recognised as Colour

#0070DA

  • #0070DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0070DA is a blue with RGB values 0, 112, 218 and HSL 209°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0070DA#0070DA
HEX#0070DA
RGBrgb(0, 112, 218)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4392, 0.8549
RGB percentages0%, 43.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(209.2, 100%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 100%, 85.5%)
CMYK100%, 48.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,890
CSS custom property--colour: #0070DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#FF8F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E7BDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA6A00
Analogous#00DAD7, #0003DA
Triadic#DA0070, #70DA00
Split complementary#DA0003, #DAD700
Tetradic#D700DA, #DA6A00, #03DA00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7D4FF
Lighter +30%#74BBFF
Lighter +20%#41A3FF
Lighter +10%#0E8AFF
Darker −10%#0056A7
Darker −20%#003C74
Darker −30%#002141
Darker −40%#00070E
More saturated +25%#0070DA
Less saturated −25%#1B6FBF

Channel breakdown

R0
G112
B218
Red0 (0%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue209.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 70 · B DA

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