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Recognised as Colour

#074CD9

  • #074CD9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#074CD9 is a blue with RGB values 7, 76, 217 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

#074CD9#074CD9
HEX#074CD9
RGBrgb(7, 76, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.298, 0.851
RGB percentages2.7%, 29.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(220.3, 93.8%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 96.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK96.8%, 65%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer478,425
CSS custom property--colour: #074CD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#F8B326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051D6no 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 77.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 27.9Navy · ΔE 29.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D99407
Analogous#07B5D9, #2B07D9
Triadic#D9074C, #4CD907
Split complementary#D92B07, #B5D907
Tetradic#D907B5, #D99407, #07D92B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0C9FC
Lighter +30%#7EA7FB
Lighter +20%#4D85F9
Lighter +10%#1B64F8
Darker −10%#053BA8
Darker −20%#042976
Darker −30%#021845
Darker −40%#010713
More saturated +25%#004AE0
Less saturated −25%#2356BD

Channel breakdown

R7
G76
B217
Red7 (2.7%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue220.29°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 4C · B D9

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