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Recognised as Colour

#0073EB

  • #0073EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0073EB is a blue with RGB values 0, 115, 235 and HSL 211°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0073EB#0073EB
HEX#0073EB
RGBrgb(0, 115, 235)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.451, 0.9216
RGB percentages0%, 45.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(210.6, 100%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 100%, 92.2%)
CMYK100%, 51.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer29,675
CSS custom property--colour: #0073EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#FF8C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A80EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EE9no 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 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB7800
Analogous#00E8EB, #0300EB
Triadic#EB0073, #73EB00
Split complementary#EB0300, #E8EB00
Tetradic#EB00E8, #EB7800, #00EB03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8DBFF
Lighter +30%#85C1FF
Lighter +20%#52A7FF
Lighter +10%#1F8DFF
Darker −10%#005AB8
Darker −20%#004185
Darker −30%#002852
Darker −40%#000F1F
More saturated +25%#0073EB
Less saturated −25%#1D74CE

Channel breakdown

R0
G115
B235
Red0 (0%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue210.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 73 · B EB

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