Recognised as Colour

#0074B3

#0074B3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0074B3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 116, 179 and HSL 201°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0074B3

RGBrgb(0, 116, 179)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4549, 0.702

RGB percentages0%, 45.5%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(201.1, 100%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 100%, 70.2%)

CMYK100%, 35.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer29,875

CSS custom property--colour: #0074B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#FF8B4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5576B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E68B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00848Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.5 Slate grey · ΔE 31 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B33F00

Analogous#00B399, #001AB3

Triadic#B30074, #74B300

Split complementary#B3001A, #B39900

Tetradic#9900B3, #B33F00, #1AB300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#80D2FF

Lighter +30%#4DC0FF

Lighter +20%#1AAEFF

Lighter +10%#0095E6

Darker −10%#005380

Darker −20%#00324D

Darker −30%#00111A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0074B3

Less saturated −25%#166D9D

Channel breakdown

G116

B179

Red0 (0%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue201.12°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 74 · B B3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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