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Recognised as Colour

#074CE1

  • #074CE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#074CE1 is a blue with RGB values 7, 76, 225 and HSL 221°, 94%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#074CE1#074CE1
HEX#074CE1
RGBrgb(7, 76, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.298, 0.8824
RGB percentages2.7%, 29.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(221, 94%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 96.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK96.9%, 66.2%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer478,433
CSS custom property--colour: #074CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#F8B31E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Dark blue · ΔE 28.4Blue violet · ΔE 29.9Navy · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E19C07
Analogous#07B9E1, #2F07E1
Triadic#E1074C, #4CE107
Split complementary#E12F07, #B9E107
Tetradic#E107B9, #E19C07, #07E12F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7CDFD
Lighter +30%#86ABFB
Lighter +20%#5489FA
Lighter +10%#2366F8
Darker −10%#053BB0
Darker −20%#042B7E
Darker −30%#021A4D
Darker −40%#01091B
More saturated +25%#0049E8
Less saturated −25%#2457C4

Channel breakdown

R7
G76
B225
Red7 (2.7%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue221.01°
Saturation (HSL)93.97%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 4C · B E1

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