#072C6D

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #072C6D

Visually, #072C6D is defined as a vivid blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 7 red, 44 green, and 109 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 94% cyan and 60% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#072C6D
RGB7, 44, 109
HSL218.2°, 87.9%, 22.7%
CMYK94%, 60%, 0%, 57%
HSV218.2°, 93.6%, 42.7%
LAB19.8, 15.7, -41.1
XYZ3.7, 3.0, 14.8
Decimal470125

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

13.21:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.59:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
12.62:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.35:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #072C6D; }
.text-color { color: #072C6D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #072C6D; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B