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Colour

#0749AE

  • #0749AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0749AE is a blue with RGB values 7, 73, 174 and HSL 216°, 92%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0749AE#0749AE
HEX#0749AE
RGBrgb(7, 73, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2863, 0.6824
RGB percentages2.7%, 28.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(216.3, 92.3%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 96%, 68.2%)
CMYK96%, 58%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer477,614
CSS custom property--colour: #0749AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#F8B651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006374no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Midnight blue · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE6C07
Analogous#079CAE, #1907AE
Triadic#AE0749, #49AE07
Split complementary#AE1907, #9CAE07
Tetradic#AE079C, #AE6C07, #07AE19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#87B4FA
Lighter +30%#5696F8
Lighter +20%#2578F6
Lighter +10%#095EDF
Darker −10%#05347D
Darker −20%#03204C
Darker −30%#010B1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0048B5
Less saturated −25%#1E4E97

Channel breakdown

R7
G73
B174
Red7 (2.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue216.29°
Saturation (HSL)92.27%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 49 · B AE

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