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Colour

#0070EF

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

#0070EF is a blue with RGB values 0, 112, 239 and HSL 212°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0070EF#0070EF
HEX#0070EF
RGBrgb(0, 112, 239)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4392, 0.9373
RGB percentages0%, 43.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(211.9, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK100%, 53.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,911
CSS custom property--colour: #0070EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#FF8F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF7F00
Analogous#00E7EF, #0800EF
Triadic#EF0070, #70EF00
Split complementary#EF0800, #E7EF00
Tetradic#EF00E7, #EF7F00, #00EF08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCDBFF
Lighter +30%#89C0FF
Lighter +20%#56A5FF
Lighter +10%#238AFF
Darker −10%#0058BC
Darker −20%#004089
Darker −30%#002856
Darker −40%#001023
More saturated +25%#0070EF
Less saturated −25%#1E72D1

Channel breakdown

R0
G112
B239
Red0 (0%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue211.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 70 · B EF

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