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Recognised as Colour

#0407FF

  • #0407FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0407FF is a blue with RGB values 4, 7, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0407FF#0407FF
HEX#0407FF
RGBrgb(4, 7, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0275, 1
RGB percentages1.6%, 2.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(239.3, 100%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.3, 98.4%, 100%)
CMYK98.4%, 97.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer264,191
CSS custom property--colour: #0407FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#FBF800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#006C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 117.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 1.3Medium blue · ΔE 20.7Blue violet · ΔE 34.8Dark violet · ΔE 37.5Dark orchid · ΔE 50Dark blue · ΔE 50.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 1.28, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFC04
Analogous#0484FF, #7F04FF
Triadic#FF0407, #07FF04
Split complementary#FF7F04, #84FF04
Tetradic#FF0484, #FFFC04, #04FF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0D1FF
Lighter +30%#9D9EFF
Lighter +20%#6A6CFF
Lighter +10%#3739FF
Darker −10%#0002D0
Darker −20%#00029D
Darker −30%#00016A
Darker −40%#000137
More saturated +25%#0407FF
Less saturated −25%#2326E0

Channel breakdown

R4
G7
B255
Red4 (1.6%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue239.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 07 · B FF

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