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Colour

#0078F6

  • #0078F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0078F6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 120, 246 and HSL 211°, 100%, 48%. 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

#0078F6#0078F6
HEX#0078F6
RGBrgb(0, 120, 246)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4706, 0.9647
RGB percentages0%, 47.1%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(210.7, 100%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 100%, 96.5%)
CMYK100%, 51.2%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer30,966
CSS custom property--colour: #0078F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#FF8709

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1886FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0097ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F67E00
Analogous#00F3F6, #0300F6
Triadic#F60078, #78F600
Split complementary#F60300, #F3F600
Tetradic#F600F3, #F67E00, #00F603

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3E0FF
Lighter +30%#90C6FF
Lighter +20%#5DACFF
Lighter +10%#2A92FF
Darker −10%#005FC3
Darker −20%#004690
Darker −30%#002D5D
Darker −40%#00142A
More saturated +25%#0078F6
Less saturated −25%#1F79D7

Channel breakdown

R0
G120
B246
Red0 (0%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue210.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 78 · B F6

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