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Colour

#0740D0

  • #0740D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0740D0 is a blue with RGB values 7, 64, 208 and HSL 223°, 93%, 42%. 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 slateblue.

Colour values

#0740D0#0740D0
HEX#0740D0
RGBrgb(7, 64, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.251, 0.8157
RGB percentages2.7%, 25.1%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(223, 93.5%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 96.6%, 81.6%)
CMYK96.6%, 69.2%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer475,344
CSS custom property--colour: #0740D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#F8BF2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006983no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.1Dark blue · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Navy · ΔE 25.6Blue violet · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D09707
Analogous#07A5D0, #3207D0
Triadic#D00740, #40D007
Split complementary#D03207, #A5D007
Tetradic#D007A5, #D09707, #07D032

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7BFFC
Lighter +30%#769BFA
Lighter +20%#4477F9
Lighter +10%#1354F7
Darker −10%#05319F
Darker −20%#04226D
Darker −30%#02123C
Darker −40%#00030B
More saturated +25%#003DD7
Less saturated −25%#224CB5

Channel breakdown

R7
G64
B208
Red7 (2.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue222.99°
Saturation (HSL)93.49%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 40 · B D0

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