Recognised as Colour

#070421

#070421
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#070421 is a blue with RGB values 7, 4, 33 and HSL 246°, 78%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#070421

RGBrgb(7, 4, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.0157, 0.1294

RGB percentages2.7%, 1.6%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(246.2, 78.4%, 7.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 87.9%, 12.9%)

CMYK78.8%, 87.9%, 0%, 87.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer459,809

CSS custom property--colour: #070421;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness12.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.03:1

Contrast with white20.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#070707

Inverted#F8FBDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000922no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#000720no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#000B11no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43 Midnight blue · ΔE 43.6 Dim grey · ΔE 45.8 Slate grey · ΔE 51.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E2104

Analogous#040F21, #160421

Triadic#210704, #042107

Split complementary#211604, #0F2104

Tetradic#21040F, #1E2104, #042116

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2E1AD7

Lighter +30%#2415A9

Lighter +20%#1A0F7C

Lighter +10%#110A4E

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#040025

Less saturated −25%#0B091C

Channel breakdown

B33

Red7 (2.7%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue246.21°

Saturation (HSL)78.38%

Lightness7.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 07 · G 04 · B 21

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