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Colour

#0072DE

  • #0072DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0072DE is a blue with RGB values 0, 114, 222 and HSL 209°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0072DE#0072DE
HEX#0072DE
RGBrgb(0, 114, 222)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4471, 0.8706
RGB percentages0%, 44.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(209.2, 100%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 100%, 87.1%)
CMYK100%, 48.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer29,406
CSS custom property--colour: #0072DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#FF8D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E7DE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 26Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE6C00
Analogous#00DEDB, #0003DE
Triadic#DE0072, #72DE00
Split complementary#DE0003, #DEDB00
Tetradic#DB00DE, #DE6C00, #03DE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABD6FF
Lighter +30%#78BDFF
Lighter +20%#45A5FF
Lighter +10%#128CFF
Darker −10%#0058AB
Darker −20%#003E78
Darker −30%#002345
Darker −40%#000912
More saturated +25%#0072DE
Less saturated −25%#1C71C2

Channel breakdown

R0
G114
B222
Red0 (0%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue209.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 72 · B DE

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