Colour
#072DA3
- #072DA3
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#072DA3 is a blue with RGB values 7, 45, 163 and HSL 225°, 92%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#072DA3#072DA3
HEX#072DA3
RGBrgb(7, 45, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1765, 0.6392
RGB percentages2.7%, 17.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(225.4, 91.8%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 95.7%, 63.9%)
CMYK95.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer470,435
CSS custom property--colour: #072DA3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#F8D25C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A37D07
Analogous#077BA3, #2F07A3
Triadic#A3072D, #2DA307
Split complementary#A32F07, #7BA307
Tetradic#A3077B, #A37D07, #07A32F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R7
G45
B163
Red7 (2.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue225.38°
Saturation (HSL)91.76%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2D · B A3
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