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Recognised as Colour

#074B95

  • #074B95
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#074B95 is a blue with RGB values 7, 75, 149 and HSL 211°, 91%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#074B95#074B95
HEX#074B95
RGBrgb(7, 75, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2941, 0.5843
RGB percentages2.7%, 29.4%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(211.3, 91%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 95.3%, 58.4%)
CMYK95.3%, 49.7%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer478,101
CSS custom property--colour: #074B95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#F8B46A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E5298no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004794no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005D69no 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 text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.7Midnight blue · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#955107
Analogous#079295, #0A0795
Triadic#95074B, #4B9507
Split complementary#950A07, #929507
Tetradic#950792, #955107, #07950A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#70B1F8
Lighter +30%#3F97F6
Lighter +20%#0E7CF4
Lighter +10%#0964C6
Darker −10%#053264
Darker −20%#021A34
Darker −30%#000103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004B9C
Less saturated −25%#1B4C82

Channel breakdown

R7
G75
B149
Red7 (2.7%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue211.27°
Saturation (HSL)91.03%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 4B · B 95

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