#0070BB Hex Color

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Color Name

French Blue*

Hex Color Code

#0070BB

RGB Color Code

RGB(0, 112, 187)

CMYK Values*

100.0%, 40.1%, 0.0%, 26.7%

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#0070BB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 0070BB?

The RGB color code for color number #0070BB is RGB(0, 112, 187). In the RGB color model, #0070BB has a red value of 0, a green value of 112, and a blue value of 187. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 40.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 26.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 204.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 36.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #0070BB has a hue of 204.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 73.3 % brightness/value.

Color 0070BB is cool or warm?

Color 0070BB is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #0070BB? (For interior and product design)

0070BB has an LRV of nearly 15.2. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#0070BB

LRV 15.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 15.2 of #0070BB with dark and light color

Is #0070BB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 0070BB meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #0070BB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #0070BB

Hex triplet: #0070BB
Red: 00
Green: 70
Blue: BB

RGBA / RGB rgb(0, 112, 187)

Red: 0 (0.0%)
Green: 112 (43.9%)
Blue: 187 (73.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 100.00%
Magenta: 40.11%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 26.67%

HSL hsl(204.06deg, 100.0 %, 36.7 %)

Hue: 204.06°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 36.67 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 204.06°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 73.33 %

RYB ryb(38, 72, 175)

Red: 38 (15.0%)
Yellow: 72 (28.4%)
Blue: 175 (68.5%)

HWB

Hue: 204.06°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 26.67 %

CMY

Cyan: 100.00%
Magenta: 56.08%
Yellow: 26.67%

XYZ

X: 14.76
Y: 15.18
Z: 49.16

YXY

Y1: 15.18
X: 0.19
Y2: 0.19

CIE-Lab

L: 45.87
A: 2.07
B: -46.76

CIE-Lch

L: 45.87
C: 46.8
H: 272.54

CIE-Luv

L: 45.87
U: -27.66
V: -70.39

Hunter-Lab

L: 38.96
A: -0.53
B: -47.56

Other

LRV: ~ 15.2 %
Munsell Color System: 9B 4.4/11.9

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #0070BB

These are the named colors closest to hex 0070BB, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#0072BB Color French Blue

99.18% match | ΔE 0.82

#2072AF Color Bice Blue

98.41% match | ΔE 1.59

#0067A5 Color Medium Persian Blue

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

#0067A5 Color Sapphire Blue

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 0070BB.

#006CB0 Color PANTONE 3553 C

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#2774AE Color PANTONE 2383 C

97.79% match | ΔE 2.21

#006CAA Color PANTONE 10273 C

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#0069B1 Color PANTONE 2196 C

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 0070BB.

#3272AF Color PANTONE 18-4141 TCX - Campanula

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#3073B7 Color PANTONE 18-4143 TCX - Super Sonic

97.63% match | ΔE 2.37

#006CA9 Color PANTONE 18-4250 TCX - Indigo Bunting

97.20% match | ΔE 2.80

#0075B3 Color PANTONE 18-4247 TCX - Brilliant Blue

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 0070BB.

#3876AB Color BS 20-E-53 - Blue

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#266492 Color BS 20-E-56 - Blue

94.06% match | ΔE 5.94

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 0070BB.

#327AB9 Color RAL 270 50 40 - Cornflower Blue

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

#0066A3 Color RAL 260 40 45 - LED Blue

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

#4278AF Color RAL 270 50 35 - Viennese Blue

95.63% match | ΔE 4.37

#00659D Color RAL 260 40 40 - Navy Blue

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 0070BB.

#007CB0 Color RAL 5015 - Sky Blue

93.38% match | ΔE 6.62

#42698C Color RAL 5023 -Distant Blue

93.26% match | ΔE 6.74

#376B8C Color RAL 5007 - Brilliant Blue

93.22% match | ΔE 6.78

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to 0070BB.

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

93.01% match | ΔE 6.99

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#0071C5 Color Intel Blue

98.57% match | ΔE 1.43

#0071CE Color Walmart Blue

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

#0079BF Color Trello Blue

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

#0077BE Color Ocean Boat Blue

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

Paint color for Hex #0070BB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 0070BB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 0070BB once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 0070BB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #0070BB to Dunn-Edwards

#186DB6 Color Beautiful Blue (DEA 136)

98.51% match | ΔE 1.49

#0477B4 Color Americana (DE 5845)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#296A9D Color The Blues (DE 5859)

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

#326AB1 Color Dover Straits (DE 5866)

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

PPG Paints

Hex color 0070BB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #0070BB to PPG Paints

#0072B5 Color Cobalt Glaze (PPG1240-7)

98.45% match | ΔE 1.55

#1C70AD Color Planetarium (PPG1242-6)

98.42% match | ΔE 1.58

#356FAD Color Nocturne Shade (PPG1244-6)

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#0264AE Color Cobalt Stone (PPG1241-7)

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

Behr

Hex color 0070BB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #0070BB to Behr

#366FA6 Color Mega Blue (P520-6)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#2B6BAA Color Electric Blue (MQ4-24)

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#3F6F98 Color National Anthem (M520-6)

95.34% match | ΔE 4.66

#0079B3 Color Deep River (P500-6)

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 0070BB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #0070BB to Benjamin Moore

#1369A7 Color Paddington Blue (791)

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

#3D74AC Color Athens Blue (797)

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

#0066B1 Color Big Country Blue (2066-30)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

#40729C Color Chicago Blues (804)

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 0070BB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #0070BB to Sherwin Williams

#016EA7 Color Blue Chip (SW 6959)

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#2377A2 Color Danube (SW 6803)

93.82% match | ΔE 6.18

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

93.80% match | ΔE 6.20

#015F97 Color Hyper Blue (SW 6965)

93.13% match | ΔE 6.87

Valspar

Hex color 0070BB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #0070BB to Valspar

#0169A7 Color Peek-A-Boo Blue (4007-10C)

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#0178B6 Color Cosmic Blue (4008-10C)

96.16% match | ΔE 3.84

#28679E Color In the Nick (8001-44F)

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

#016CA0 Color Blue on Blue (V034-3)

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 0070BB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #0070BB to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

93.59% match | ΔE 6.41

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

86.39% match | ΔE 13.61

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

85.39% match | ΔE 14.61

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

83.83% match | ΔE 16.17

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#0070BB color palettes and scheme combination

001422

003355

005188

0070BB

008FEE

22A6FF

55BBFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

00BB4B

00BBA9

0070BB

0012BB

4B00BB

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

0070BB

BB0070

70BB00

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

0070BB

A900BB

BB4B00

12BB00

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

0070BB

197EC1

338CC8

4C9ACF

66A9D6

7FB7DD

99C5E3

B2D4EA

CCE2F1

E5F0F8

FFFFFF

French Blue* - #0070BB Tints

0070BB

0064A8

005995

004E82

004370

00385D

002C4A

002138

001625

000B12

000000

French Blue* - #0070BB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#0070BB

French Blue*

#BB4B00

Mahogany*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #0070BB?

Color that best contrast with #0070BB is #BB4B00, color name is Mahogany*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.