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Colour

#0072ED

  • #0072ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0072ED is a blue with RGB values 0, 114, 237 and HSL 211°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0072ED#0072ED
HEX#0072ED
RGBrgb(0, 114, 237)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4471, 0.9294
RGB percentages0%, 44.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(211.1, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK100%, 51.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer29,421
CSS custom property--colour: #0072ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#FF8D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C80F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED7B00
Analogous#00E9ED, #0400ED
Triadic#ED0072, #72ED00
Split complementary#ED0400, #E9ED00
Tetradic#ED00E9, #ED7B00, #00ED04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BADBFF
Lighter +30%#87C1FF
Lighter +20%#54A6FF
Lighter +10%#218CFF
Darker −10%#0059BA
Darker −20%#004187
Darker −30%#002854
Darker −40%#001021
More saturated +25%#0072ED
Less saturated −25%#1E73CF

Channel breakdown

R0
G114
B237
Red0 (0%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue211.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 72 · B ED

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