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Colour

#0742C5

  • #0742C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#0742C5 is a blue with RGB values 7, 66, 197 and HSL 221°, 93%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#0742C5#0742C5
HEX#0742C5
RGBrgb(7, 66, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2588, 0.7725
RGB percentages2.7%, 25.9%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(221.4, 93.1%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 96.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK96.4%, 66.5%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer475,845
CSS custom property--colour: #0742C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#F8BD3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00667Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Dark blue · ΔE 24Navy · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 18.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C58A07
Analogous#07A1C5, #2B07C5
Triadic#C50742, #42C507
Split complementary#C52B07, #A1C507
Tetradic#C507A1, #C58A07, #07C52B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DBAFC
Lighter +30%#6B98FA
Lighter +20%#3A75F8
Lighter +10%#0953F6
Darker −10%#053294
Darker −20%#042163
Darker −30%#021131
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003FCC
Less saturated −25%#214CAC

Channel breakdown

R7
G66
B197
Red7 (2.7%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue221.37°
Saturation (HSL)93.14%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 42 · B C5

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