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Colour

#0740CC

  • #0740CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0740CC is a blue with RGB values 7, 64, 204 and HSL 223°, 93%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0740CC#0740CC
HEX#0740CC
RGBrgb(7, 64, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.251, 0.8
RGB percentages2.7%, 25.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(222.6, 93.4%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 96.6%, 80%)
CMYK96.6%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer475,340
CSS custom property--colour: #0740CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#F8BF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Dark blue · ΔE 22.9Navy · ΔE 24.9Indigo · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9307
Analogous#07A3CC, #3007CC
Triadic#CC0740, #40CC07
Split complementary#CC3007, #A3CC07
Tetradic#CC07A3, #CC9307, #07CC30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3BDFC
Lighter +30%#7299FA
Lighter +20%#4176F8
Lighter +10%#0F52F7
Darker −10%#05319B
Darker −20%#042169
Darker −30%#021238
Darker −40%#000207
More saturated +25%#003DD3
Less saturated −25%#214BB2

Channel breakdown

R7
G64
B204
Red7 (2.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue222.64°
Saturation (HSL)93.36%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 40 · B CC

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