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Recognised as Colour

#070059

  • #070059
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#070059 is a blue with RGB values 7, 0, 89 and HSL 245°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#070059#070059
HEX#070059
RGBrgb(7, 0, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0, 0.349
RGB percentages2.7%, 0%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(244.7, 100%, 17.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.7, 100%, 34.9%)
CMYK92.1%, 100%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer458,841
CSS custom property--colour: #070059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness30.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.21:1
Contrast with white18.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#F8FFA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001A5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#001058no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#002031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.2Navy · ΔE 19.9Indigo · ΔE 20.6Dark blue · ΔE 25.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#525900
Analogous#002659, #330059
Triadic#590700, #005907
Split complementary#593300, #265900
Tetradic#590026, #525900, #005933

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3726FF
Lighter +30%#1300F2
Lighter +20%#0F00BF
Lighter +10%#0B008C
Darker −10%#030026
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#070059
Less saturated −25%#100B4E

Channel breakdown

R7
G0
B89
Red7 (2.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue244.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness17.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 00 · B 59

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