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Recognised as Colour

#078ACF

  • #078ACF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#078ACF is a blue with RGB values 7, 138, 207 and HSL 201°, 93%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#078ACF#078ACF
HEX#078ACF
RGBrgb(7, 138, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.5412, 0.8118
RGB percentages2.7%, 54.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(200.7, 93.5%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 96.6%, 81.2%)
CMYK96.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer494,287
CSS custom property--colour: #078ACF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#F87530

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#698CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F7CCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8Light slate grey · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF4C07
Analogous#07CFB0, #0726CF
Triadic#CF078A, #8ACF07
Split complementary#CF0726, #CFB007
Tetradic#B007CF, #CF4C07, #26CF07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6DEFC
Lighter +30%#75CCFA
Lighter +20%#43BAF9
Lighter +10%#12A8F7
Darker −10%#05699E
Darker −20%#04486C
Darker −30%#02273B
Darker −40%#00060A
More saturated +25%#008CD6
Less saturated −25%#2282B4

Channel breakdown

R7
G138
B207
Red7 (2.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue200.7°
Saturation (HSL)93.46%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 8A · B CF

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