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Recognised as Colour

#070AC9

  • #070AC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#070AC9 is a blue with RGB values 7, 10, 201 and HSL 239°, 93%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#070AC9#070AC9
HEX#070AC9
RGBrgb(7, 10, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.0392, 0.7882
RGB percentages2.7%, 3.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(239.1, 93.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.1, 96.5%, 78.8%)
CMYK96.5%, 95%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer461,513
CSS custom property--colour: #070AC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#F8F536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0031C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005476no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.1Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Blue · ΔE 25.3Dark violet · ΔE 26.4Dark blue · ΔE 26.5Navy · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.08, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9C607
Analogous#076BC9, #6507C9
Triadic#C9070A, #0AC907
Split complementary#C96507, #6BC907
Tetradic#C9076B, #C9C607, #07C965

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0A2FC
Lighter +30%#6F71FA
Lighter +20%#3E41F8
Lighter +10%#0C10F7
Darker −10%#050898
Darker −20%#040566
Darker −30%#020335
Darker −40%#000004
More saturated +25%#0003D0
Less saturated −25%#2123AF

Channel breakdown

R7
G10
B201
Red7 (2.7%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue239.07°
Saturation (HSL)93.27%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 0A · B C9

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