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Recognised as Colour

#072232

  • #072232
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#072232 is a blue with RGB values 7, 34, 50 and HSL 202°, 75%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#072232#072232
HEX#072232
RGBrgb(7, 34, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1333, 0.1961
RGB percentages2.7%, 13.3%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(202.3, 75.4%, 11.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 86%, 19.6%)
CMYK86%, 32%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer467,506
CSS custom property--colour: #072232;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.36:1
Contrast with white16.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#F8DDCD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A2233no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#151E32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#002628no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Dim grey · ΔE 35.2Slate grey · ΔE 40.9Gray · ΔE 43.8Light slate grey · ΔE 43.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#321707
Analogous#07322D, #070C32
Triadic#320722, #223207
Split complementary#32070C, #322D07
Tetradic#2D0732, #321707, #0C3207

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#259BE0
Lighter +30%#1A7DB8
Lighter +20%#145F8B
Lighter +10%#0D405F
Darker −10%#010405
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002439
Less saturated −25%#0E202B

Channel breakdown

R7
G34
B50
Red7 (2.7%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue202.33°
Saturation (HSL)75.44%
Lightness11.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 22 · B 32

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