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Recognised as Colour

#074589

  • #074589
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#074589 is a blue with RGB values 7, 69, 137 and HSL 211°, 90%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#074589#074589
HEX#074589
RGBrgb(7, 69, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2706, 0.5373
RGB percentages2.7%, 27.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(211.4, 90.3%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 94.9%, 53.7%)
CMYK94.9%, 49.6%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer476,553
CSS custom property--colour: #074589;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#F8BA76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C4C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004188no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005660no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Midnight blue · ΔE 26.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.9Royal blue · ΔE 33.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#894B07
Analogous#078689, #0A0789
Triadic#890745, #458907
Split complementary#890A07, #868907
Tetradic#890786, #894B07, #07890A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#65ABF7
Lighter +30%#3490F5
Lighter +20%#0C76EA
Lighter +10%#095DBA
Darker −10%#052D58
Darker −20%#021428
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004590
Less saturated −25%#194677

Channel breakdown

R7
G69
B137
Red7 (2.7%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue211.38°
Saturation (HSL)90.28%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 45 · B 89

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