#072CB6

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #072CB6

At its core, #072CB6 is a dark and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Darkblue. Its digital footprint relies on 7 parts red, 44 parts green, and 182 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 96% cyan and 76% 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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#072CB6
RGB7, 44, 182
HSL227.3°, 92.6%, 37.1%
CMYK96%, 76%, 0%, 29%
HSV227.3°, 96.2%, 71.4%
LAB27.4, 44.6, -74.0
XYZ9.4, 5.2, 44.8
Decimal470198

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.27:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.04:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.82:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #072CB6; }
.text-color { color: #072CB6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #072CB6; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue
#00008B