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Recognised as Colour

#074BEE

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

#074BEE is a blue with RGB values 7, 75, 238 and HSL 222°, 94%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#074BEE#074BEE
HEX#074BEE
RGBrgb(7, 75, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2941, 0.9333
RGB percentages2.7%, 29.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(222.3, 94.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 97.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK97.1%, 68.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer478,190
CSS custom property--colour: #074BEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#F8B411

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 24Blue violet · ΔE 26.3Medium blue · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.9Dark blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEAA07
Analogous#07BFEE, #3607EE
Triadic#EE074B, #4BEE07
Split complementary#EE3607, #BFEE07
Tetradic#EE07BF, #EEAA07, #07EE36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4D5FD
Lighter +30%#92B1FC
Lighter +20%#618EFA
Lighter +10%#2F6BF9
Darker −10%#063BBC
Darker −20%#042C8B
Darker −30%#031C59
Darker −40%#010D28
More saturated +25%#0048F5
Less saturated −25%#2658CF

Channel breakdown

R7
G75
B238
Red7 (2.7%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue222.34°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 4B · B EE

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