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Recognised as Colour

#073368

  • #073368
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#073368 is a blue with RGB values 7, 51, 104 and HSL 213°, 87%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#073368#073368
HEX#073368
RGBrgb(7, 51, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2, 0.4078
RGB percentages2.7%, 20%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(212.8, 87.4%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 93.3%, 40.8%)
CMYK93.3%, 51%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer471,912
CSS custom property--colour: #073368;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#F8CC97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#14386Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003067no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2Midnight blue · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 33.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.4Slate grey · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#683C07
Analogous#076368, #0C0768
Triadic#680733, #336807
Split complementary#680B07, #646807
Tetradic#680763, #683C07, #07680B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4896F3
Lighter +30%#197AEF
Lighter +20%#0D62C8
Lighter +10%#0A4A98
Darker −10%#041C38
Darker −20%#010408
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00326F
Less saturated −25%#15345A

Channel breakdown

R7
G51
B104
Red7 (2.7%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue212.78°
Saturation (HSL)87.39%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 33 · B 68

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