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Colour

#0072FF

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

#0072FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 114, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0072FF#0072FF
HEX#0072FF
RGBrgb(0, 114, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4471, 1
RGB percentages0%, 44.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(213.2, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer29,439
CSS custom property--colour: #0072FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#FF8D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0096ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8D00
Analogous#00F2FF, #0D00FF
Triadic#FF0072, #72FF00
Split complementary#FF0D00, #F2FF00
Tetradic#FF00F2, #FF8D00, #00FF0D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE3FF
Lighter +30%#99C7FF
Lighter +20%#66AAFF
Lighter +10%#338EFF
Darker −10%#005BCC
Darker −20%#004499
Darker −30%#002E66
Darker −40%#001733
More saturated +25%#0072FF
Less saturated −25%#2075DF

Channel breakdown

R0
G114
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue213.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 72 · B FF

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