Recognised as Colour

#0074DA

#0074DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0074DA is a blue with RGB values 0, 116, 218 and HSL 208°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0074DA#0074DA

HEX#0074DA

RGBrgb(0, 116, 218)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4549, 0.8549

RGB percentages0%, 45.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(208.1, 100%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.1, 100%, 85.5%)

CMYK100%, 46.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer29,914

CSS custom property--colour: #0074DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#FF8B25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#387EDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#006CD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#008D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.3 Royal blue · ΔE 15.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7 Slate blue · ΔE 24.5 Medium purple · ΔE 27.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DA6600

Analogous#00DAD3, #0007DA

Triadic#DA0074, #74DA00

Split complementary#DA0007, #DAD300

Tetradic#D300DA, #DA6600, #07DA00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A7D6FF

Lighter +30%#74BEFF

Lighter +20%#41A6FF

Lighter +10%#0E8EFF

Darker −10%#0059A7

Darker −20%#003E74

Darker −30%#002341

Darker −40%#00070E

More saturated +25%#0074DA

Less saturated −25%#1B72BF

Channel breakdown

G116

B218

Red0 (0%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue208.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 74 · B DA

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