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Recognised as Colour

#073049

  • #073049
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#073049 is a blue with RGB values 7, 48, 73 and HSL 203°, 83%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#073049#073049
HEX#073049
RGBrgb(7, 48, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1882, 0.2863
RGB percentages2.7%, 18.8%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(202.7, 82.5%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 90.4%, 28.6%)
CMYK90.4%, 34.2%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer471,113
CSS custom property--colour: #073049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.74:1
Contrast with white13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#F8CFB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24304Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B2A49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#003639no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Black · ΔE 27Dim grey · ΔE 32.5Slate grey · ΔE 35.4Steel blue · ΔE 36.3Light slate grey · ΔE 38.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#492007
Analogous#074941, #070F49
Triadic#490730, #304907
Split complementary#49070F, #494107
Tetradic#410749, #492007, #0F4907

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#31A5EB
Lighter +30%#148CD5
Lighter +20%#106DA6
Lighter +10%#0B4F78
Darker −10%#03111A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003250
Less saturated −25%#112E3F

Channel breakdown

R7
G48
B73
Red7 (2.7%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue202.73°
Saturation (HSL)82.5%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 30 · B 49

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