Colour

#0070EA

#0070EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0070EA is a blue with RGB values 0, 112, 234 and HSL 211°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0070EA#0070EA

HEX#0070EA

RGBrgb(0, 112, 234)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4392, 0.9176

RGB percentages0%, 43.9%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(211.3, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK100%, 52.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer28,906

CSS custom property--colour: #0070EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#FF8F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#077EEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006BE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#008EA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9 Slate blue · ΔE 19.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EA7A00

Analogous#00E5EA, #0500EA

Triadic#EA0070, #70EA00

Split complementary#EA0500, #E5EA00

Tetradic#EA00E5, #EA7A00, #00EA05

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7D9FF

Lighter +30%#84BFFF

Lighter +20%#51A4FF

Lighter +10%#1E8AFF

Darker −10%#0058B7

Darker −20%#003F84

Darker −30%#002751

Darker −40%#000E1E

More saturated +25%#0070EA

Less saturated −25%#1D71CD

Channel breakdown

G112

B234

Red0 (0%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue211.28°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 70 · B EA

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