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Colour

#0078FD

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

#0078FD is a blue with RGB values 0, 120, 253 and HSL 212°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0078FD#0078FD
HEX#0078FD
RGBrgb(0, 120, 253)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.4706, 0.9922
RGB percentages0%, 47.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(211.5, 100%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 100%, 99.2%)
CMYK100%, 52.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer30,973
CSS custom property--colour: #0078FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#FF8702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0099AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD8500
Analogous#00F6FD, #0700FD
Triadic#FD0078, #78FD00
Split complementary#FD0700, #F6FD00
Tetradic#FD00F6, #FD8500, #00FD07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAE3FF
Lighter +30%#97C8FF
Lighter +20%#64AEFF
Lighter +10%#3193FF
Darker −10%#0060CA
Darker −20%#004897
Darker −30%#002F64
Darker −40%#001731
More saturated +25%#0078FD
Less saturated −25%#207ADD

Channel breakdown

R0
G120
B253
Red0 (0%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue211.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 78 · B FD

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