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Recognised as Colour

#3070C7

  • #3070C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3070C7 is a blue with RGB values 48, 112, 199 and HSL 215°, 61%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3070C7#3070C7
HEX#3070C7
RGBrgb(48, 112, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.4392, 0.7804
RGB percentages18.8%, 43.9%, 78%
HSLhsl(214.6, 61.1%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 75.9%, 78%)
CMYK75.9%, 43.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,174,599
CSS custom property--colour: #3070C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#CF8F38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4478CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#276AC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C78730
Analogous#30BBC7, #3C30C7
Triadic#C73070, #70C730
Split complementary#C73C30, #BBC730
Tetradic#C730BB, #C78730, #30C73C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFDFF4
Lighter +30%#A6C3EA
Lighter +20%#7DA7E0
Lighter +10%#548BD6
Darker −10%#26599E
Darker −20%#1C4275
Darker −30%#122B4C
Darker −40%#081323
More saturated +25%#116BE6
Less saturated −25%#4F75A8

Channel breakdown

R48
G112
B199
Red48 (18.8%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue214.57°
Saturation (HSL)61.13%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 70 · B C7

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