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#070EA2 Color

#070EA2 is rgb(7, 14, 162) in RGB, hsl(237, 92%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 91%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Ribbon (#0B10A2), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#070EA2
HEX#070EA2
RGBrgb(7, 14, 162)
HSLhsl(237, 92%, 33%)
HSVhsv(237, 96%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(96%, 91%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(33.3% 0.216 265.4)
LABlab(18.15% 44.45 -76.94)
LCHlch(18.15% 88.86 300.01)

What #070EA2 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 #070EA2, 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.

#070EA2 Channel Values

How #070EA2 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 14 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 92% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 96% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 96% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.18:1 vs white · 1.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #070EA2 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 text13.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #070EA2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #070EA2; 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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Tints & Shades of #070EA2

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.

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How #070EA2 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#070EA2
Protanopia#0D0DA2
Protanomaly#0B0DA2
Deuteranopia#0C0CA2
Deuteranomaly#0A0DA2
Tritanopia#003F3F
Tritanomaly#003274
Achromatopsia#303030

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #070EA2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-070ea2: #070EA2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #070EA2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-070ea2': '#070EA2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.055, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_070ea2">#070EA2</color>
SVG fillfill="#070EA2"

More Blue Colors

#070EA2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#070EA2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #070EA2?

#070EA2 is a dark blue — rgb(7, 14, 162) in RGB and hsl(237, 92%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Ribbon (#0B10A2), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.95.

What is the RGB value of #070EA2?

#070EA2 is rgb(7, 14, 162) — red 7, green 14, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #070EA2?

#070EA2 converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 91%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #070EA2 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #070EA2 scores 13.18:1 against white and 1.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #070EA2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #070EA2 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 darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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