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Recognised as Colour

#072B52

  • #072B52
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#072B52 is a blue with RGB values 7, 43, 82 and HSL 211°, 84%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#072B52#072B52
HEX#072B52
RGBrgb(7, 43, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1686, 0.3216
RGB percentages2.7%, 16.9%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(211.2, 84.3%, 17.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 91.5%, 32.2%)
CMYK91.5%, 47.6%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer469,842
CSS custom property--colour: #072B52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.22:1
Contrast with white14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#F8D4AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#172E54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#082851no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00343Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.7Black · ΔE 32.6Midnight blue · ΔE 35.3Steel blue · ΔE 36.4Dim grey · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#522E07
Analogous#075052, #090752
Triadic#52072B, #2B5207
Split complementary#520807, #515207
Tetradic#520750, #522E07, #075209

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#378FEE
Lighter +30%#1375DF
Lighter +20%#0F5CB0
Lighter +10%#0B4481
Darker −10%#031223
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002B59
Less saturated −25%#122B47

Channel breakdown

R7
G43
B82
Red7 (2.7%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue211.2°
Saturation (HSL)84.27%
Lightness17.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2B · B 52

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