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Colour

#0075FF

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

#0075FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 117, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0075FF#0075FF
HEX#0075FF
RGBrgb(0, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages0%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(212.5, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.5, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer30,207
CSS custom property--colour: #0075FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#FF8A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0098AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8A00
Analogous#00F4FF, #0B00FF
Triadic#FF0075, #75FF00
Split complementary#FF0B00, #F4FF00
Tetradic#FF00F4, #FF8A00, #00FF0B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE3FF
Lighter +30%#99C8FF
Lighter +20%#66ACFF
Lighter +10%#3391FF
Darker −10%#005ECC
Darker −20%#004699
Darker −30%#002F66
Darker −40%#001733
More saturated +25%#0075FF
Less saturated −25%#2078DF

Channel breakdown

R0
G117
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue212.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 75 · B FF

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