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Colour

#074BDA

  • #074BDA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#074BDA is a blue with RGB values 7, 75, 218 and HSL 221°, 94%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#074BDA#074BDA
HEX#074BDA
RGBrgb(7, 75, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2941, 0.8549
RGB percentages2.7%, 29.4%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(220.7, 93.8%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 96.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK96.8%, 65.6%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer478,170
CSS custom property--colour: #074BDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#F8B425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00728Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Dark blue · ΔE 27.5Navy · ΔE 29.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA9607
Analogous#07B4DA, #2C07DA
Triadic#DA074B, #4BDA07
Split complementary#DA2D07, #B4DA07
Tetradic#DA07B5, #DA9607, #07DA2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1C9FC
Lighter +30%#7FA7FB
Lighter +20%#4E85F9
Lighter +10%#1C63F8
Darker −10%#053AA9
Darker −20%#042977
Darker −30%#021846
Darker −40%#010714
More saturated +25%#0049E1
Less saturated −25%#2355BE

Channel breakdown

R7
G75
B218
Red7 (2.7%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue220.66°
Saturation (HSL)93.78%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 4B · B DA

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