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#0700DB Color

#0700DB is rgb(7, 0, 219) in RGB, hsl(242, 100%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 100%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0700DB
HEX#0700DB
RGBrgb(7, 0, 219)
HSLhsl(242, 100%, 43%)
HSVhsv(242, 100%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 100%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(40.4% 0.278 264.7)
LABlab(24.77% 60.95 -99.61)
LCHlch(24.77% 116.78 301.46)

What #0700DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0700DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 5.88Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 6.1Han Purple#5218FAΔE 11.08Indigo (Color Wheel)#4000FFΔE 13.99Ultramarine#3F00FFΔE 13.99Blue#0000FFΔE 15.2

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#0700DB Channel Values

How #0700DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 7 · G 0 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 242° · S 100% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 242° · S 100% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.34:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0700DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0700DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0700DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0700DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0700DB
Complementary
#D4DB00
Analogous
#0066DB
Analogous
#7500DB
Triadic
#DB0700
Triadic
#00DB07
Split comp.
#DB7500
Split comp.
#66DB00

Tints & Shades of #0700DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#0D05FF
#352EFF
#5C57FF
#7F7AFF
#A6A3FF
#CECCFF

Shades

#0600BD
#0500A3
#040085
#04006B
#03004D
#020033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0700DB.

How #0700DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0700DB
Protanopia#0101DB
Protanomaly#0401DB
Deuteranopia#0202DB
Deuteranomaly#0401DB
Tritanopia#005454
Tritanomaly#00419D
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0700DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0700db: #0700DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0700DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0700db': '#0700DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.000, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_0700db">#0700DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#0700DB"

More Blue Colors

#0700DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#0700DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0700DB?

#0700DB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(7, 0, 219) in RGB and hsl(242, 100%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #0700DB?

#0700DB is rgb(7, 0, 219) — red 7, green 0, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0700DB?

#0700DB converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 100%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0700DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0700DB scores 10.34:1 against white and 2.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0700DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0700DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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