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Recognised as Colour

#0742CF

  • #0742CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0742CF is a blue with RGB values 7, 66, 207 and HSL 222°, 93%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0742CF#0742CF
HEX#0742CF
RGBrgb(7, 66, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2588, 0.8118
RGB percentages2.7%, 25.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(222.3, 93.5%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 96.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK96.6%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer475,855
CSS custom property--colour: #0742CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#F8BD30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006983no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Dark blue · ΔE 23.8Navy · ΔE 25.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF9407
Analogous#07A6CF, #3007CF
Triadic#CF0742, #42CF07
Split complementary#CF3007, #A6CF07
Tetradic#CF07A6, #CF9407, #07CF30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6BFFC
Lighter +30%#759CFA
Lighter +20%#4379F9
Lighter +10%#1256F7
Darker −10%#05329E
Darker −20%#04236C
Darker −30%#02133B
Darker −40%#00030A
More saturated +25%#003FD6
Less saturated −25%#224DB4

Channel breakdown

R7
G66
B207
Red7 (2.7%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue222.3°
Saturation (HSL)93.46%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 42 · B CF

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