Recognised as Colour
#070499
- #070499
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#070499 is a blue with RGB values 7, 4, 153 and HSL 241°, 95%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#070499#070499
HEX#070499
RGBrgb(7, 4, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.0157, 0.6
RGB percentages2.7%, 1.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(241.2, 94.9%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 97.4%, 60%)
CMYK95.4%, 97.4%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer459,929
CSS custom property--colour: #070499;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#F8FB66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#969904
Analogous#044C99, #510499
Triadic#990704, #049907
Split complementary#995104, #4C9904
Tetradic#99044C, #969904, #049951
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R7
G4
B153
Red7 (2.7%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue241.21°
Saturation (HSL)94.9%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 04 · B 99
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