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Recognised as Colour

#0705BD

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

#0705BD is a blue with RGB values 7, 5, 189 and HSL 241°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0705BD#0705BD
HEX#0705BD
RGBrgb(7, 5, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.0196, 0.7412
RGB percentages2.7%, 2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(240.7, 94.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.7, 97.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK96.3%, 97.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer460,221
CSS custom property--colour: #0705BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#F8FA42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0040C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004E6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.3Dark blue · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.4Navy · ΔE 27.1Blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBBD05
Analogous#055FBD, #6305BD
Triadic#BD0705, #05BD07
Split complementary#BD6305, #5FBD05
Tetradic#BD055F, #BBBD05, #05BD63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9392FC
Lighter +30%#6260FB
Lighter +20%#312FF9
Lighter +10%#0906EF
Darker −10%#05048B
Darker −20%#03025A
Darker −30%#010128
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0200C2
Less saturated −25%#1F1DA5

Channel breakdown

R7
G5
B189
Red7 (2.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue240.65°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 05 · B BD

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