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Recognised as Colour

#072EC3

  • #072EC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#072EC3 is a blue with RGB values 7, 46, 195 and HSL 228°, 93%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#072EC3#072EC3
HEX#072EC3
RGBrgb(7, 46, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1804, 0.7647
RGB percentages2.7%, 18%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(227.6, 93.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 96.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK96.4%, 76.4%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer470,723
CSS custom property--colour: #072EC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#F8D13C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.7Navy · ΔE 21.3Medium blue · ΔE 23.6Blue violet · ΔE 25.7Indigo · ΔE 26.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C39C07
Analogous#078CC3, #3E07C3
Triadic#C3072E, #2EC307
Split complementary#C33E07, #8CC307
Tetradic#C3078C, #C39C07, #07C33E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BAFFB
Lighter +30%#6987FA
Lighter +20%#3860F8
Lighter +10%#093AF4
Darker −10%#052292
Darker −20%#031761
Darker −30%#020B2F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002ACA
Less saturated −25%#203DAA

Channel breakdown

R7
G46
B195
Red7 (2.7%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue227.55°
Saturation (HSL)93.07%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2E · B C3

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