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Colour

#0074DD

  • #0074DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0074DD is a blue with RGB values 0, 116, 221 and HSL 209°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0074DD#0074DD
HEX#0074DD
RGBrgb(0, 116, 221)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4549, 0.8667
RGB percentages0%, 45.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(208.5, 100%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.5, 100%, 86.7%)
CMYK100%, 47.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer29,917
CSS custom property--colour: #0074DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#FF8B22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#357EE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11Royal blue · ΔE 13.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD6900
Analogous#00DDD7, #0006DD
Triadic#DD0074, #74DD00
Split complementary#DD0006, #DDD800
Tetradic#D700DD, #DD6900, #06DD00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAD7FF
Lighter +30%#77BEFF
Lighter +20%#44A6FF
Lighter +10%#118EFF
Darker −10%#0059AA
Darker −20%#003E77
Darker −30%#002444
Darker −40%#000911
More saturated +25%#0074DD
Less saturated −25%#1C73C1

Channel breakdown

R0
G116
B221
Red0 (0%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue208.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 74 · B DD

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