Colour

#073AEC

#073AEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#073AEC is a blue with RGB values 7, 58, 236 and HSL 227°, 94%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#073AEC#073AEC

HEX#073AEC

RGBrgb(7, 58, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2275, 0.9255

RGB percentages2.7%, 22.7%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(226.6, 94.2%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 97%, 92.5%)

CMYK97%, 75.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer473,836

CSS custom property--colour: #073AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#F8C513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.5 Blue violet · ΔE 22.4 Dark violet · ΔE 29.5 Blue · ΔE 29.9 Dark blue · ΔE 31 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECB907

Analogous#07ACEC, #4707EC

Triadic#EC073A, #3AEC07

Split complementary#EC4607, #ADEC07

Tetradic#EC07AC, #ECB907, #07EC46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2CFFD

Lighter +30%#90A8FC

Lighter +20%#5F81FA

Lighter +10%#2D5BF9

Darker −10%#062EBA

Darker −20%#042289

Darker −30%#031557

Darker −40%#010926

More saturated +25%#0036F3

Less saturated −25%#254BCE

Channel breakdown

G58

B236

Red7 (2.7%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue226.64°

Saturation (HSL)94.24%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 07 · G 3A · B EC

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