#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
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;
}