Colour

#0078EB

#0078EB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0078EB is a blue with RGB values 0, 120, 235 and HSL 209°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0078EB#0078EB

HEX#0078EB

RGBrgb(0, 120, 235)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.4706, 0.9216

RGB percentages0%, 47.1%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(209.4, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK100%, 48.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer30,955

CSS custom property--colour: #0078EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#FF8714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E84EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0071E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0094A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.4 Royal blue · ΔE 10.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6 Slate blue · ΔE 22.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1 Medium purple · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EB7300

Analogous#00EBE8, #0003EB

Triadic#EB0078, #78EB00

Split complementary#EB0003, #EBE800

Tetradic#E800EB, #EB7300, #03EB00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8DCFF

Lighter +30%#85C3FF

Lighter +20%#52AAFF

Lighter +10%#1F91FF

Darker −10%#005EB8

Darker −20%#004485

Darker −30%#002A52

Darker −40%#00101F

More saturated +25%#0078EB

Less saturated −25%#1D77CE

Channel breakdown

G120

B235

Red0 (0%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue209.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 78 · B EB

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