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Colour

#00072A

  • #00072A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#00072A is a blue with RGB values 0, 7, 42 and HSL 230°, 100%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#00072A#00072A
HEX#00072A
RGBrgb(0, 7, 42)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0275, 0.1647
RGB percentages0%, 2.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(230, 100%, 8.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 100%, 16.5%)
CMYK100%, 83.3%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,834
CSS custom property--colour: #00072A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness15.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.74:1
Contrast with white19.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#FFF8D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000D2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#000829no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#001117no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.6Midnight blue · ΔE 38.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.1Dim grey · ΔE 47.7Steel blue · ΔE 52
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A2300
Analogous#001C2A, #0E002A
Triadic#2A0007, #072A00
Split complementary#2A0E00, #1C2A00
Tetradic#2A001C, #2A2300, #002A0E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#0029F6
Lighter +30%#0020C3
Lighter +20%#001890
Lighter +10%#000F5D
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00072A
Less saturated −25%#050A25

Channel breakdown

R0
G7
B42
Red0 (0%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness8.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 07 · B 2A

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