Recognised as Colour

#072537

#072537
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#072537 is a blue with RGB values 7, 37, 55 and HSL 203°, 77%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#072537

RGBrgb(7, 37, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1451, 0.2157

RGB percentages2.7%, 14.5%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(202.5, 77.4%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 87.3%, 21.6%)

CMYK87.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer468,279

CSS custom property--colour: #072537;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.8:1

Contrast with white15.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#F8DAC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D2538no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#162137no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#002A2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Dim grey · ΔE 34.5 Slate grey · ΔE 39.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 42.6 Steel blue · ΔE 42.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#371907

Analogous#073731, #070D37

Triadic#370725, #253707

Split complementary#37070D, #373107

Tetradic#310737, #371907, #0D3707

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#279DE3

Lighter +30%#1880BF

Lighter +20%#136291

Lighter +10%#0D4364

Darker −10%#01070A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00273E

Less saturated −25%#0F232F

Channel breakdown

G37

B55

Red7 (2.7%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue202.5°

Saturation (HSL)77.42%

Lightness12.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 07 · G 25 · B 37

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