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Recognised as Colour

#074FAC

  • #074FAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#074FAC is a blue with RGB values 7, 79, 172 and HSL 214°, 92%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#074FAC#074FAC
HEX#074FAC
RGBrgb(7, 79, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.3098, 0.6745
RGB percentages2.7%, 31%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(213.8, 92.2%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 95.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK95.9%, 54.1%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer479,148
CSS custom property--colour: #074FAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#F8B053

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006675no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16Royal blue · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Midnight blue · ΔE 24.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC6407
Analogous#07A2AC, #1107AC
Triadic#AC074F, #4FAC07
Split complementary#AC1107, #A2AC07
Tetradic#AC07A2, #AC6407, #07AC11

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85B8FA
Lighter +30%#549CF8
Lighter +20%#237FF6
Lighter +10%#0966DD
Darker −10%#05387B
Darker −20%#03224A
Darker −30%#010B19
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004EB3
Less saturated −25%#1D5296

Channel breakdown

R7
G79
B172
Red7 (2.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue213.82°
Saturation (HSL)92.18%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 4F · B AC

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