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Recognised as Colour

#0078CE

  • #0078CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0078CE is a blue with RGB values 0, 120, 206 and HSL 205°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0078CE#0078CE
HEX#0078CE
RGBrgb(0, 120, 206)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4706, 0.8078
RGB percentages0%, 47.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(205, 100%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 100%, 80.8%)
CMYK100%, 41.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer30,926
CSS custom property--colour: #0078CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#FF8731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B7ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#286ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE5600
Analogous#00CEBD, #0011CE
Triadic#CE0078, #78CE00
Split complementary#CE0011, #CEBD00
Tetradic#BD00CE, #CE5600, #11CE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BD5FF
Lighter +30%#68C0FF
Lighter +20%#35ABFF
Lighter +10%#0295FF
Darker −10%#005A9B
Darker −20%#003D68
Darker −30%#001F35
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#0078CE
Less saturated −25%#1A74B4

Channel breakdown

R0
G120
B206
Red0 (0%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue205.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 78 · B CE

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