#072CA8
A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Navy.
About #072CA8
When working with digital screens, the color #072CA8 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Navy. Its digital footprint relies on 7 parts red, 44 parts green, and 168 parts blue light.
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 96% cyan and 74% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a 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#072CA8
RGB7, 44, 168
HSL226.2°, 92.0%, 34.3%
CMYK96%, 74%, 0%, 34%
HSV226.2°, 95.8%, 65.9%
LAB25.8, 39.5, -68.2
XYZ8.1, 4.7, 37.5
Decimal470184
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
10.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.64:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #072CA8;
}
.text-color {
color: #072CA8;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #072CA8;
}