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Recognised as Colour

#07438C

  • #07438C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#07438C is a blue with RGB values 7, 67, 140 and HSL 213°, 90%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#07438C#07438C
HEX#07438C
RGBrgb(7, 67, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2627, 0.549
RGB percentages2.7%, 26.3%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(212.9, 90.5%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 95%, 54.9%)
CMYK95%, 52.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer476,044
CSS custom property--colour: #07438C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#F8BC73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#114B8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00408Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#005561no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Midnight blue · ΔE 23.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.5Slate blue · ΔE 31Steel blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C5007
Analogous#07858C, #0E078C
Triadic#8C0743, #438C07
Split complementary#8C0E07, #858C07
Tetradic#8C0785, #8C5007, #078C0E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#68A8F7
Lighter +30%#378DF5
Lighter +20%#0C71ED
Lighter +10%#095ABD
Darker −10%#052C5B
Darker −20%#02152B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004293
Less saturated −25%#19457A

Channel breakdown

R7
G67
B140
Red7 (2.7%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue212.93°
Saturation (HSL)90.48%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 43 · B 8C

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