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Colour

#0070DF

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

#0070DF is a blue with RGB values 0, 112, 223 and HSL 210°, 100%, 44%. 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

#0070DF#0070DF
HEX#0070DF
RGBrgb(0, 112, 223)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4392, 0.8745
RGB percentages0%, 43.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(209.9, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.9, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK100%, 49.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,895
CSS custom property--colour: #0070DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#FF8F20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#267CE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006ADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#008B9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF6F00
Analogous#00DFDE, #0001DF
Triadic#DF0070, #70DF00
Split complementary#DF0001, #DFDE00
Tetradic#DE00DF, #DF6F00, #01DF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACD6FF
Lighter +30%#79BCFF
Lighter +20%#46A3FF
Lighter +10%#138AFF
Darker −10%#0056AC
Darker −20%#003D79
Darker −30%#002346
Darker −40%#000A13
More saturated +25%#0070DF
Less saturated −25%#1C70C3

Channel breakdown

R0
G112
B223
Red0 (0%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue209.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 70 · B DF

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