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Recognised as Colour

#072CA2

  • #072CA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Navy

#072CA2 is a blue with RGB values 7, 44, 162 and HSL 226°, 92%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.

Colour values

#072CA2#072CA2
HEX#072CA2
RGBrgb(7, 44, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1725, 0.6353
RGB percentages2.7%, 17.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(225.7, 91.7%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 95.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK95.7%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer470,178
CSS custom property--colour: #072CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#F8D35D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0034A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Navy · ΔE 15.9Dark blue · ΔE 17Midnight blue · ΔE 19.4Indigo · ΔE 19.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourNavy (#000080)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A27D07
Analogous#0779A2, #3007A2
Triadic#A2072C, #2CA207
Split complementary#A23007, #79A207
Tetradic#A20779, #A27D07, #07A22F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7C9AF9
Lighter +30%#4B74F7
Lighter +20%#1A4EF5
Lighter +10%#0939D3
Darker −10%#051F71
Darker −20%#031140
Darker −30%#01040F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0028A9
Less saturated −25%#1C378D

Channel breakdown

R7
G44
B162
Red7 (2.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue225.68°
Saturation (HSL)91.72%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2C · B A2

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