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Colour

#0070FF

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

#0070FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 112, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0070FF#0070FF
HEX#0070FF
RGBrgb(0, 112, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4392, 1
RGB percentages0%, 43.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(213.6, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 56.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer28,927
CSS custom property--colour: #0070FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#FF8F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0095ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8F00
Analogous#00F0FF, #0F00FF
Triadic#FF0070, #70FF00
Split complementary#FF0F00, #F0FF00
Tetradic#FF00F0, #FF8F00, #00FF0F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE2FF
Lighter +30%#99C6FF
Lighter +20%#66A9FF
Lighter +10%#338DFF
Darker −10%#005ACC
Darker −20%#004399
Darker −30%#002D66
Darker −40%#001633
More saturated +25%#0070FF
Less saturated −25%#2074DF

Channel breakdown

R0
G112
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue213.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 70 · B FF

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