Recognised as Colour
#072DAC
- #072DAC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#072DAC is a blue with RGB values 7, 45, 172 and HSL 226°, 92%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#072DAC#072DAC
HEX#072DAC
RGBrgb(7, 45, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1765, 0.6745
RGB percentages2.7%, 17.6%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(226.2, 92.2%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 95.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK95.9%, 73.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer470,444
CSS custom property--colour: #072DAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#F8D253
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC8607
Analogous#077FAC, #3407AC
Triadic#AC072D, #2DAC07
Split complementary#AC3407, #80AC07
Tetradic#AC077F, #AC8607, #07AC34
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R7
G45
B172
Red7 (2.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue226.18°
Saturation (HSL)92.18%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2D · B AC
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