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Recognised as Colour

#074CD8

  • #074CD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#074CD8 is a blue with RGB values 7, 76, 216 and HSL 220°, 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

#074CD8#074CD8
HEX#074CD8
RGBrgb(7, 76, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.298, 0.8471
RGB percentages2.7%, 29.8%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(220.2, 93.7%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 96.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK96.8%, 64.8%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer478,424
CSS custom property--colour: #074CD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#F8B327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00728Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Royal blue · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Dark blue · ΔE 27.9Navy · ΔE 29.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D89307
Analogous#07B5D8, #2B07D8
Triadic#D8074C, #4CD807
Split complementary#D82B07, #B4D807
Tetradic#D807B4, #D89307, #07D82A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFC8FC
Lighter +30%#7DA7FB
Lighter +20%#4C85F9
Lighter +10%#1A63F8
Darker −10%#053BA7
Darker −20%#042975
Darker −30%#021844
Darker −40%#010612
More saturated +25%#004ADF
Less saturated −25%#2355BC

Channel breakdown

R7
G76
B216
Red7 (2.7%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue220.19°
Saturation (HSL)93.72%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 4C · B D8

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