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Recognised as Colour

#072FC3

  • #072FC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#072FC3 is a blue with RGB values 7, 47, 195 and HSL 227°, 93%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#072FC3#072FC3
HEX#072FC3
RGBrgb(7, 47, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1843, 0.7647
RGB percentages2.7%, 18.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(227.2, 93.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 96.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK96.4%, 75.9%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer470,979
CSS custom property--colour: #072FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#F8D03C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.8Navy · ΔE 21.3Medium blue · ΔE 24.3Blue violet · ΔE 26.1Indigo · ΔE 26.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C39B07
Analogous#078DC3, #3D07C3
Triadic#C3072F, #2FC307
Split complementary#C33D07, #8DC307
Tetradic#C3078D, #C39B07, #07C33D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BAFFB
Lighter +30%#6988FA
Lighter +20%#3861F8
Lighter +10%#093BF4
Darker −10%#052392
Darker −20%#031761
Darker −30%#020B2F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002BCA
Less saturated −25%#203EAA

Channel breakdown

R7
G47
B195
Red7 (2.7%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue227.23°
Saturation (HSL)93.07%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2F · B C3

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