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Recognised as Colour

#0740F2

  • #0740F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0740F2 is a blue with RGB values 7, 64, 242 and HSL 225°, 94%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0740F2#0740F2
HEX#0740F2
RGBrgb(7, 64, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.251, 0.949
RGB percentages2.7%, 25.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(225.4, 94.4%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 97.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK97.1%, 73.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer475,378
CSS custom property--colour: #0740F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#F8BF0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007596no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Dark violet · ΔE 30.5Blue · ΔE 31Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.8Dark blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2B907
Analogous#07B5F2, #4407F2
Triadic#F20740, #40F207
Split complementary#F24407, #B5F207
Tetradic#F207B5, #F2B907, #07F244

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8D5FD
Lighter +30%#96AFFC
Lighter +20%#6489FB
Lighter +10%#3363F9
Darker −10%#0633C0
Darker −20%#04268F
Darker −30%#03195D
Darker −40%#010C2C
More saturated +25%#003CF9
Less saturated −25%#2650D3

Channel breakdown

R7
G64
B242
Red7 (2.7%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue225.45°
Saturation (HSL)94.38%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 40 · B F2

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