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Recognised as Colour

#072DFF

  • #072DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#072DFF is a blue with RGB values 7, 45, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#072DFF#072DFF
HEX#072DFF
RGBrgb(7, 45, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1765, 1
RGB percentages2.7%, 17.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.8, 100%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 97.3%, 100%)
CMYK97.3%, 82.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer470,527
CSS custom property--colour: #072DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#F8D200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#00739Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 14Medium blue · ΔE 14.9Blue violet · ΔE 27.3Dark violet · ΔE 32.3Dark orchid · ΔE 41.8Dark blue · ΔE 42.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD907
Analogous#07A9FF, #5D07FF
Triadic#FF072D, #2DFF07
Split complementary#FF5D07, #A9FF07
Tetradic#FF07A9, #FFD907, #07FF5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3DAFF
Lighter +30%#A0AFFF
Lighter +20%#6D83FF
Lighter +10%#3A58FF
Darker −10%#0020D3
Darker −20%#0019A0
Darker −30%#00116D
Darker −40%#00093A
More saturated +25%#072DFF
Less saturated −25%#2643E0

Channel breakdown

R7
G45
B255
Red7 (2.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2D · B FF

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