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#070ABB Color

#070ABB is rgb(7, 10, 187) in RGB, hsl(239, 93%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 95%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), visibly different at ΔE 10.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#070ABB
HEX#070ABB
RGBrgb(7, 10, 187)
HSLhsl(239, 93%, 38%)
HSVhsv(239, 96%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 95%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(36.5% 0.243 265)
LABlab(21.12% 51.70 -87.01)
LCHlch(21.12% 101.21 300.72)

What #070ABB 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 #070ABB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#070ABB Channel Values

How #070ABB 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 10 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 93% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 96% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.86:1 vs white · 1.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #070ABB 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 text11.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #070ABB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #070ABB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #070ABB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #070ABB.

How #070ABB 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#070ABB
Protanopia#0909BB
Protanomaly#080ABB
Deuteranopia#0909BB
Deuteranomaly#0809BB
Tritanopia#004848
Tritanomaly#003986
Achromatopsia#373737

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #070ABB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-070abb: #070ABB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #070ABB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-070abb': '#070ABB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.039, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_070abb">#070ABB</color>
SVG fillfill="#070ABB"

More Blue Colors

#070ABB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#070ABB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #070ABB?

#070ABB is a dark blue — rgb(7, 10, 187) in RGB and hsl(239, 93%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.28.

What is the RGB value of #070ABB?

#070ABB is rgb(7, 10, 187) — red 7, green 10, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #070ABB?

#070ABB converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 95%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #070ABB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #070ABB scores 11.86:1 against white and 1.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #070ABB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #070ABB 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 10.28, which is visibly different.

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