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Recognised as Colour

#072AC7

  • #072AC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#072AC7 is a blue with RGB values 7, 42, 199 and HSL 229°, 93%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#072AC7#072AC7
HEX#072AC7
RGBrgb(7, 42, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1647, 0.7804
RGB percentages2.7%, 16.5%, 78%
HSLhsl(229.1, 93.2%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 96.5%, 78%)
CMYK96.5%, 78.9%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer469,703
CSS custom property--colour: #072AC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#F8D538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.1Medium blue · ΔE 19.1Navy · ΔE 23.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1Dark violet · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7A407
Analogous#078AC7, #4407C7
Triadic#C7072A, #2AC707
Split complementary#C74407, #8AC707
Tetradic#C7078A, #C7A407, #07C744

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EAFFC
Lighter +30%#6D87FA
Lighter +20%#3C5EF8
Lighter +10%#0B36F6
Darker −10%#052096
Darker −20%#041564
Darker −30%#020B33
Darker −40%#000002
More saturated +25%#0026CE
Less saturated −25%#213AAD

Channel breakdown

R7
G42
B199
Red7 (2.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue229.06°
Saturation (HSL)93.2%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2A · B C7

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