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Recognised as Colour

#072334

  • #072334
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#072334 is a blue with RGB values 7, 35, 52 and HSL 203°, 76%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#072334#072334
HEX#072334
RGBrgb(7, 35, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1373, 0.2039
RGB percentages2.7%, 13.7%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(202.7, 76.3%, 11.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 86.5%, 20.4%)
CMYK86.5%, 32.7%, 0%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer467,764
CSS custom property--colour: #072334;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.17:1
Contrast with white16.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#F8DCCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B2335no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#151F34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#002729no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Dim grey · ΔE 35Slate grey · ΔE 40.4Light slate grey · ΔE 43.5Gray · ΔE 43.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#341807
Analogous#07342E, #070D34
Triadic#340723, #233407
Split complementary#34070D, #342E07
Tetradic#2E0734, #341807, #0D3407

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#259BE2
Lighter +30%#197EBB
Lighter +20%#13608E
Lighter +10%#0D4161
Darker −10%#010507
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00253B
Less saturated −25%#0E212D

Channel breakdown

R7
G35
B52
Red7 (2.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue202.67°
Saturation (HSL)76.27%
Lightness11.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 23 · B 34

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