#071D42

A very dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Black.

About #071D42

Visually, #071D42 is defined as a vivid blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Black. In the RGB color space, it consists of 7 red, 29 green, and 66 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 89% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow, and 74% black. With a hue angle of 217.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#071D42
RGB7, 29, 66
HSL217.6°, 80.8%, 14.3%
CMYK89%, 56%, 0%, 74%
HSV217.6°, 89.4%, 25.9%
LAB11.4, 7.6, -25.9
XYZ1.5, 1.3, 5.3
Decimal466242

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

16.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.26:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
15.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.07:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #071D42; }
.text-color { color: #071D42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #071D42; }

Similar Colors

Black
#000000