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Colour

#0074C3

  • #0074C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0074C3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 116, 195 and HSL 204°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0074C3#0074C3
HEX#0074C3
RGBrgb(0, 116, 195)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4549, 0.7647
RGB percentages0%, 45.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(204.3, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.3, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK100%, 40.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer29,891
CSS custom property--colour: #0074C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#FF8B3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C79C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D6AC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008792no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 28.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C34F00
Analogous#00C3B0, #0013C3
Triadic#C30074, #74C300
Split complementary#C30013, #C3B000
Tetradic#B000C3, #C34F00, #13C300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90D2FF
Lighter +30%#5DBDFF
Lighter +20%#2AA9FF
Lighter +10%#0092F6
Darker −10%#005690
Darker −20%#00375D
Darker −30%#00192A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0074C3
Less saturated −25%#186FAB

Channel breakdown

R0
G116
B195
Red0 (0%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue204.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 74 · B C3

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