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Recognised as Colour

#073BDC

  • #073BDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#073BDC is a blue with RGB values 7, 59, 220 and HSL 225°, 94%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#073BDC#073BDC
HEX#073BDC
RGBrgb(7, 59, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2314, 0.8627
RGB percentages2.7%, 23.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(225.4, 93.8%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 96.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK96.8%, 73.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer474,076
CSS custom property--colour: #073BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#F8C423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006B88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 23.9Dark blue · ΔE 25.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8Navy · ΔE 29.1Dark orchid · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA807
Analogous#07A6DC, #3E07DC
Triadic#DC073B, #3BDC07
Split complementary#DC3D07, #A6DC07
Tetradic#DC07A6, #DCA807, #07DC3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2C5FD
Lighter +30%#819FFB
Lighter +20%#5079F9
Lighter +10%#1E53F8
Darker −10%#052EAB
Darker −20%#042079
Darker −30%#021348
Darker −40%#010616
More saturated +25%#0037E3
Less saturated −25%#234AC0

Channel breakdown

R7
G59
B220
Red7 (2.7%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue225.35°
Saturation (HSL)93.83%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 3B · B DC

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