#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

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

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; }

Similar Colors

Navy
#000080