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Recognised as Colour

#072D4B

  • #072D4B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#072D4B is a blue with RGB values 7, 45, 75 and HSL 206°, 83%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#072D4B#072D4B
HEX#072D4B
RGBrgb(7, 45, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1765, 0.2941
RGB percentages2.7%, 17.6%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(206.5, 82.9%, 16.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 90.7%, 29.4%)
CMYK90.7%, 40%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer470,347
CSS custom property--colour: #072D4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#F8D2B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F2E4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#15284Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#003438no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.7Black · ΔE 28.3Dim grey · ΔE 34.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.6Steel blue · ΔE 36.5Slate grey · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B2507
Analogous#074B47, #070B4B
Triadic#4B072D, #2D4B07
Split complementary#4B070B, #4B4707
Tetradic#47074B, #4B2507, #0B4B07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#329AEC
Lighter +30%#1481D7
Lighter +20%#1065A8
Lighter +10%#0B497A
Darker −10%#03111C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002E52
Less saturated −25%#112C41

Channel breakdown

R7
G45
B75
Red7 (2.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue206.47°
Saturation (HSL)82.93%
Lightness16.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2D · B 4B

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