What color is #070438?

#070438 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Oblivion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070438?

The RGB value is 7, 4, 56: 7 red, 4 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070438?

The complementary color is #353804, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070438?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070438 color

#070438 rgb(7, 4, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #070438 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 1.6% green and 22% blue (7, 4, 56).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 87% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Oblivion (#000435), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.38:1).

#070438 color codes

HEX	`#070438`
RGB	`rgb(7, 4, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 1.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 87%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 93%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 93%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.77, 18.35, -31.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.77, 36.14, 300.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.845, 0.417, 3.777)`
Decimal	`459832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070438, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #070438	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070438 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #070438 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070438; }
.text { color: #070438; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070438; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 4 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070438, #210438); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #070438?: #070438 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Oblivion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070438?: The RGB value is 7, 4, 56: 7 red, 4 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070438?: The complementary color is #353804, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070438?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.