What color is #070751?

#070751 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070751?

The RGB value is 7, 7, 81: 7 red, 7 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070751?

The complementary color is #515107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070751 color

#070751 rgb(7, 7, 81)

Shades of black

The hex color #070751 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 2.7% green and 31.8% blue (7, 7, 81).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 84% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Ravenclaw (#0A0555), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

#070751 color codes

HEX	`#070751`
RGB	`rgb(7, 7, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 2.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 84%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 91%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 91%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.15, 29.66, -43.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.15, 52.51, 304.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.648, 0.791, 7.849)`
Decimal	`460625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070751, 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 #070751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #070751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070751; }
.text { color: #070751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 7 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070751, #2c0751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #070751?: #070751 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070751?: The RGB value is 7, 7, 81: 7 red, 7 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070751?: The complementary color is #515107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.