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Recognised as Colour

#073DAD

  • #073DAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#073DAD is a blue with RGB values 7, 61, 173 and HSL 220°, 92%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#073DAD#073DAD
HEX#073DAD
RGBrgb(7, 61, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2392, 0.6784
RGB percentages2.7%, 23.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(220.5, 92.2%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 96%, 67.8%)
CMYK96%, 64.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer474,541
CSS custom property--colour: #073DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#F8C252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005B6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 18Midnight blue · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 16.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD7707
Analogous#0790AD, #2407AD
Triadic#AD073D, #3DAD07
Split complementary#AD2407, #90AD07
Tetradic#AD0790, #AD7707, #07AD24

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#86ACFA
Lighter +30%#558AF8
Lighter +20%#2468F6
Lighter +10%#094EDE
Darker −10%#052C7C
Darker −20%#031A4B
Darker −30%#01091A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003BB4
Less saturated −25%#1E4597

Channel breakdown

R7
G61
B173
Red7 (2.7%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue220.48°
Saturation (HSL)92.22%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 3D · B AD

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