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Recognised as Colour

#078EDC

  • #078EDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#078EDC is a blue with RGB values 7, 142, 220 and HSL 202°, 94%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#078EDC#078EDC
HEX#078EDC
RGBrgb(7, 142, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.5569, 0.8627
RGB percentages2.7%, 55.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(202, 93.8%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 96.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK96.8%, 35.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer495,324
CSS custom property--colour: #078EDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#F87123

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6891DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B80DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 31.5Royal blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC5507
Analogous#07DCC0, #0723DC
Triadic#DC078E, #8EDC07
Split complementary#DC0723, #DCC007
Tetradic#C007DC, #DC5507, #23DC07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2E1FD
Lighter +30%#81CEFB
Lighter +20%#50BBF9
Lighter +10%#1EA8F8
Darker −10%#056EAB
Darker −20%#044E79
Darker −30%#022E48
Darker −40%#010E16
More saturated +25%#0090E3
Less saturated −25%#2386C0

Channel breakdown

R7
G142
B220
Red7 (2.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue201.97°
Saturation (HSL)93.83%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 8E · B DC

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