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Recognised as Colour

#0705B9

  • #0705B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0705B9 is a blue with RGB values 7, 5, 185 and HSL 241°, 95%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0705B9#0705B9
HEX#0705B9
RGBrgb(7, 5, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.0196, 0.7255
RGB percentages2.7%, 2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(240.7, 94.7%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.7, 97.3%, 72.5%)
CMYK96.2%, 97.3%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer460,217
CSS custom property--colour: #0705B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#F8FA46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002BB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.1Dark blue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Navy · ΔE 25.3Dark violet · ΔE 26.6Blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7B905
Analogous#055DB9, #6105B9
Triadic#B90705, #05B907
Split complementary#B96105, #5DB905
Tetradic#B9055D, #B7B905, #05B961

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F8EFC
Lighter +30%#5E5CFB
Lighter +20%#2D2BF9
Lighter +10%#0906EB
Darker −10%#050487
Darker −20%#030256
Darker −30%#010124
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0200BE
Less saturated −25%#1E1DA1

Channel breakdown

R7
G5
B185
Red7 (2.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue240.67°
Saturation (HSL)94.74%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 05 · B B9

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