Recognised as Colour

#070CAA

#070CAA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#070CAA is a blue with RGB values 7, 12, 170 and HSL 238°, 92%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#070CAA#070CAA

HEX#070CAA

RGBrgb(7, 12, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.0471, 0.6667

RGB percentages2.7%, 4.7%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(238.2, 92.1%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 95.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK95.9%, 92.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer461,994

CSS custom property--colour: #070CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.79:1

Contrast with white12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#F8F355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0029A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#004763no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.8 Navy · ΔE 17 Medium blue · ΔE 18.8 Indigo · ΔE 24.5 Blue violet · ΔE 26 Dark violet · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AAA507

Analogous#075DAA, #5407AA

Triadic#AA070C, #0CAA07

Split complementary#AA5307, #5EAA07

Tetradic#AA075D, #AAA507, #07AA54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8387FA

Lighter +30%#5257F8

Lighter +20%#2128F6

Lighter +10%#090FDB

Darker −10%#050979

Darker −20%#030548

Darker −30%#010217

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0005B1

Less saturated −25%#1D2194

Channel breakdown

G12

B170

Red7 (2.7%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue238.16°

Saturation (HSL)92.09%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 07 · G 0C · B AA

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