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Colour

#0075F9

  • #0075F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0075F9 is a blue with RGB values 0, 117, 249 and HSL 212°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0075F9#0075F9
HEX#0075F9
RGBrgb(0, 117, 249)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4588, 0.9765
RGB percentages0%, 45.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(211.8, 100%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 100%, 97.6%)
CMYK100%, 53%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer30,201
CSS custom property--colour: #0075F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#FF8A06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0085FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0096ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F98400
Analogous#00F1F9, #0800F9
Triadic#F90075, #75F900
Split complementary#F90800, #F1F900
Tetradic#F900F1, #F98400, #00F908

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6E1FF
Lighter +30%#93C6FF
Lighter +20%#60ABFF
Lighter +10%#2D90FF
Darker −10%#005DC6
Darker −20%#004593
Darker −30%#002D60
Darker −40%#00152D
More saturated +25%#0075F9
Less saturated −25%#1F77DA

Channel breakdown

R0
G117
B249
Red0 (0%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue211.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 75 · B F9

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