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Recognised as Colour

#075AE3

  • #075AE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#075AE3 is a blue with RGB values 7, 90, 227 and HSL 217°, 94%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#075AE3#075AE3
HEX#075AE3
RGBrgb(7, 90, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.3529, 0.8902
RGB percentages2.7%, 35.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(217.4, 94%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 96.9%, 89%)
CMYK96.9%, 60.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer482,019
CSS custom property--colour: #075AE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#F8A51C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E39007
Analogous#07C8E3, #2207E3
Triadic#E3075A, #5AE307
Split complementary#E32207, #C8E307
Tetradic#E307C8, #E39007, #07E322

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9D3FD
Lighter +30%#88B3FB
Lighter +20%#5694FA
Lighter +10%#2575F8
Darker −10%#0546B2
Darker −20%#043380
Darker −30%#021F4F
Darker −40%#010C1D
More saturated +25%#0058EA
Less saturated −25%#2461C6

Channel breakdown

R7
G90
B227
Red7 (2.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue217.36°
Saturation (HSL)94.02%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 5A · B E3

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