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Recognised as Colour

#070538

  • #070538
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#070538 is a blue with RGB values 7, 5, 56 and HSL 242°, 84%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#070538#070538
HEX#070538
RGBrgb(7, 5, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.0196, 0.2196
RGB percentages2.7%, 2%, 22%
HSLhsl(242.4, 83.6%, 12%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 91.1%, 22%)
CMYK87.5%, 91.1%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer460,088
CSS custom property--colour: #070538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness19.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.3:1
Contrast with white19.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#090909
Inverted#F8FAC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001039no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#000B37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00141Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 26.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.2Black · ΔE 35.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.5Indigo · ΔE 43.8Navy · ΔE 45.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 26.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#363805
Analogous#051C38, #210538
Triadic#380705, #053807
Split complementary#382105, #1C3805
Tetradic#38051C, #363805, #053821

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#261EEB
Lighter +30%#1912C4
Lighter +20%#130D96
Lighter +10%#0D0967
Darker −10%#010109
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#02003D
Less saturated −25%#0E0D30

Channel breakdown

R7
G5
B56
Red7 (2.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue242.35°
Saturation (HSL)83.61%
Lightness11.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 05 · B 38

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