Recognised as Colour

#074A79

#074A79
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#074A79 is a blue with RGB values 7, 74, 121 and HSL 205°, 89%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#074A79

RGBrgb(7, 74, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2902, 0.4745

RGB percentages2.7%, 29%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(204.7, 89.1%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 94.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK94.2%, 38.8%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer477,817

CSS custom property--colour: #074A79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.27:1

Contrast with white9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#F8B586

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#334C7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#224378no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00555Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.6 Slate grey · ΔE 31.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.2 Dim grey · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#793607

Analogous#07796F, #071179

Triadic#79074A, #4A7907

Split complementary#790711, #796F07

Tetradic#6F0779, #793607, #117907

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#57B4F5

Lighter +30%#279EF2

Lighter +20%#0D85D9

Lighter +10%#0A67A9

Darker −10%#042D49

Darker −20%#010F19

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004B80

Less saturated −25%#174769

Channel breakdown

G74

B121

Red7 (2.7%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue204.74°

Saturation (HSL)89.06%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 07 · G 4A · B 79

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