Recognised as Colour

#0749FF

#0749FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0749FF is a blue with RGB values 7, 73, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0749FF#0749FF

HEX#0749FF

RGBrgb(7, 73, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2863, 1

RGB percentages2.7%, 28.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(224, 100%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224, 97.3%, 100%)

CMYK97.3%, 71.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer477,695

CSS custom property--colour: #0749FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#F8B600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#007EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.6 Blue violet · ΔE 24.7 Blue · ΔE 31.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32 Dark violet · ΔE 32.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFBD07

Analogous#07C5FF, #4107FF

Triadic#FF0749, #49FF07

Split complementary#FF4107, #C5FF07

Tetradic#FF07C5, #FFBD07, #07FF41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3DFFF

Lighter +30%#A0B9FF

Lighter +20%#6D94FF

Lighter +10%#3A6EFF

Darker −10%#0038D3

Darker −20%#002BA0

Darker −30%#001D6D

Darker −40%#000F3A

More saturated +25%#0749FF

Less saturated −25%#2658E0

Channel breakdown

G73

B255

Red7 (2.7%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue224.03°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 07 · G 49 · B FF

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