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Recognised as Colour

#074DBB

  • #074DBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#074DBB is a blue with RGB values 7, 77, 187 and HSL 217°, 93%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#074DBB#074DBB
HEX#074DBB
RGBrgb(7, 77, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.302, 0.7333
RGB percentages2.7%, 30.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(216.7, 92.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 96.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK96.3%, 58.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer478,651
CSS custom property--colour: #074DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#F8B244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00697Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9Midnight blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7507
Analogous#07A7BB, #1B07BB
Triadic#BB074D, #4DBB07
Split complementary#BB1B07, #A7BB07
Tetradic#BB07A7, #BB7507, #07BB1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93BBFB
Lighter +30%#629DF9
Lighter +20%#317EF7
Lighter +10%#0961EC
Darker −10%#05398A
Darker −20%#032559
Darker −30%#011028
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004BC2
Less saturated −25%#1F52A3

Channel breakdown

R7
G77
B187
Red7 (2.7%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue216.67°
Saturation (HSL)92.78%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 4D · B BB

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