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Colour

#073C66

  • #073C66
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#073C66 is a blue with RGB values 7, 60, 102 and HSL 207°, 87%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#073C66#073C66
HEX#073C66
RGBrgb(7, 60, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2353, 0.4
RGB percentages2.7%, 23.5%, 40%
HSLhsl(206.5, 87.2%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 93.1%, 40%)
CMYK93.1%, 41.2%, 0%, 60%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer474,214
CSS custom property--colour: #073C66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.37:1
Contrast with white11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#F8C399

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#273F68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#183665no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00464Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 28.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3Slate grey · ΔE 34.1Dim grey · ΔE 35.4Light slate grey · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 28.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#663107
Analogous#076661, #070C66
Triadic#66073C, #3C6607
Split complementary#66070C, #666107
Tetradic#610766, #663107, #0C6607

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#47A6F2
Lighter +30%#1790EF
Lighter +20%#0E74C5
Lighter +10%#0A5896
Darker −10%#042036
Darker −20%#000407
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003D6D
Less saturated −25%#153A58

Channel breakdown

R7
G60
B102
Red7 (2.7%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue206.53°
Saturation (HSL)87.16%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 3C · B 66

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