Colour
#072AA0
- #072AA0
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#072AA0 is a blue with RGB values 7, 42, 160 and HSL 226°, 92%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#072AA0#072AA0
HEX#072AA0
RGBrgb(7, 42, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1647, 0.6275
RGB percentages2.7%, 16.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(226.3, 91.6%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 95.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK95.6%, 73.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer469,664
CSS custom property--colour: #072AA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#F8D55F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A07D07
Analogous#0777A0, #3007A0
Triadic#A0072A, #2AA007
Split complementary#A03007, #77A007
Tetradic#A00776, #A07D07, #07A030
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R7
G42
B160
Red7 (2.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue226.27°
Saturation (HSL)91.62%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2A · B A0
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