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Colour

#072DD1

  • #072DD1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#072DD1 is a blue with RGB values 7, 45, 209 and HSL 229°, 94%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#072DD1#072DD1
HEX#072DD1
RGBrgb(7, 45, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1765, 0.8196
RGB percentages2.7%, 17.6%, 82%
HSLhsl(228.7, 93.5%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 96.7%, 82%)
CMYK96.7%, 78.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer470,481
CSS custom property--colour: #072DD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#F8D22E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Dark blue · ΔE 22.5Navy · ΔE 27Dark violet · ΔE 28.4Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1AB07
Analogous#0792D1, #4607D1
Triadic#D1072D, #2DD107
Split complementary#D14607, #92D107
Tetradic#D10792, #D1AB07, #07D146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8B8FC
Lighter +30%#778FFA
Lighter +20%#4567F9
Lighter +10%#143FF7
Darker −10%#0522A0
Darker −20%#04186E
Darker −30%#020D3D
Darker −40%#00030C
More saturated +25%#0029D8
Less saturated −25%#223EB6

Channel breakdown

R7
G45
B209
Red7 (2.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue228.71°
Saturation (HSL)93.52%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2D · B D1

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