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Recognised as Colour

#0742FC

  • #0742FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0742FC is a blue with RGB values 7, 66, 252 and HSL 226°, 98%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0742FC#0742FC
HEX#0742FC
RGBrgb(7, 66, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2588, 0.9882
RGB percentages2.7%, 25.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(225.6, 97.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 97.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK97.2%, 73.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer475,900
CSS custom property--colour: #0742FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#F8BD03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007A9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.9Blue · ΔE 27.8Dark violet · ΔE 31.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.8Dark orchid · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCC107
Analogous#07BDFC, #4707FC
Triadic#FC0742, #42FC07
Split complementary#FC4607, #BDFC07
Tetradic#FC07BC, #FCC107, #07FC46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1DCFE
Lighter +30%#9EB5FE
Lighter +20%#6C8FFD
Lighter +10%#3968FD
Darker −10%#0233CE
Darker −20%#02279B
Darker −30%#011A69
Darker −40%#010E36
More saturated +25%#0440FF
Less saturated −25%#2652DD

Channel breakdown

R7
G66
B252
Red7 (2.7%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue225.55°
Saturation (HSL)97.61%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 42 · B FC

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