Recognised as Colour

#078FDC

#078FDC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#078FDC is a blue with RGB values 7, 143, 220 and HSL 202°, 94%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#078FDC#078FDC

HEX#078FDC

RGBrgb(7, 143, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.5608, 0.8627

RGB percentages2.7%, 56.1%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(201.7, 93.8%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 96.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK96.8%, 35%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer495,580

CSS custom property--colour: #078FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1

Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#F87023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A92DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D81DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9 Steel blue · ΔE 16.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 30.8 Royal blue · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DC5407

Analogous#07DCBF, #0724DC

Triadic#DC078F, #8FDC07

Split complementary#DC0724, #DCBF07

Tetradic#BF07DC, #DC5407, #24DC07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B2E2FD

Lighter +30%#81CFFB

Lighter +20%#50BCF9

Lighter +10%#1EA9F8

Darker −10%#056FAB

Darker −20%#044F79

Darker −30%#022F48

Darker −40%#010E16

More saturated +25%#0091E3

Less saturated −25%#2387C0

Channel breakdown

G143

B220

Red7 (2.7%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue201.69°

Saturation (HSL)93.83%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 07 · G 8F · B DC

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