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Recognised as Colour

#7073BF

  • #7073BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7073BF is a blue with RGB values 112, 115, 191 and HSL 238°, 38%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7073BF#7073BF
HEX#7073BF
RGBrgb(112, 115, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.451, 0.749
RGB percentages43.9%, 45.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(237.7, 38.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.7, 41.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK41.4%, 39.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,369,663
CSS custom property--colour: #7073BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#8F8C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#587DC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#5477BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#588290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFBC70
Analogous#709ABF, #9570BF
Triadic#BF7073, #73BF70
Split complementary#BF9470, #9BBF70
Tetradic#BF709A, #BFBC70, #70BF94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DADAEE
Lighter +20%#B6B8DF
Lighter +10%#9395CF
Darker −10%#4E52AE
Darker −20%#3E418B
Darker −30%#2E3168
Darker −40%#1F2044
More saturated +25%#565BD9
Less saturated −25%#8A8BA5

Channel breakdown

R112
G115
B191
Red112 (43.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue237.72°
Saturation (HSL)38.16%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 70 · G 73 · B BF

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