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Recognised as Colour

#072864

  • #072864
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#072864 is a blue with RGB values 7, 40, 100 and HSL 219°, 87%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#072864#072864
HEX#072864
RGBrgb(7, 40, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1569, 0.3922
RGB percentages2.7%, 15.7%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(218.7, 86.9%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 93%, 39.2%)
CMYK93%, 60%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer469,092
CSS custom property--colour: #072864;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#F8D79B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003066no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002863no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#003741no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.1Slate blue · ΔE 39.8Steel blue · ΔE 39.9Indigo · ΔE 39.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#644307
Analogous#075664, #150764
Triadic#640728, #286407
Split complementary#641407, #576407
Tetradic#640756, #644307, #076414

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4582F2
Lighter +30%#1562EF
Lighter +20%#0E4EC3
Lighter +10%#0A3B94
Darker −10%#041534
Darker −20%#000205
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00266B
Less saturated −25%#142C57

Channel breakdown

R7
G40
B100
Red7 (2.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue218.71°
Saturation (HSL)86.92%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 28 · B 64

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