Colour

#072EAD

#072EAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#072EAD is a blue with RGB values 7, 46, 173 and HSL 226°, 92%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#072EAD#072EAD

HEX#072EAD

RGBrgb(7, 46, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1804, 0.6784

RGB percentages2.7%, 18%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(225.9, 92.2%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 96%, 67.8%)

CMYK96%, 73.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer470,701

CSS custom property--colour: #072EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.48:1

Contrast with white10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#F8D152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0047B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0037ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00536Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.9 Navy · ΔE 16.4 Indigo · ΔE 20.9 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AD8607

Analogous#0781AD, #3307AD

Triadic#AD072E, #2EAD07

Split complementary#AD3307, #81AD07

Tetradic#AD0781, #AD8607, #07AD33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#86A1FA

Lighter +30%#557BF8

Lighter +20%#2455F6

Lighter +10%#093BDE

Darker −10%#05217C

Darker −20%#03144B

Darker −30%#01071A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002AB4

Less saturated −25%#1E3A97

Channel breakdown

G46

B173

Red7 (2.7%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue225.9°

Saturation (HSL)92.22%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 07 · G 2E · B AD

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