#073342

A very dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #073342

At its core, #073342 is a very dark and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 7 parts red, 51 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 89% cyan and 23% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 195.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#073342
RGB7, 51, 66
HSL195.3°, 80.8%, 14.3%
CMYK89%, 23%, 0%, 74%
HSV195.3°, 89.4%, 25.9%
LAB19.3, -8.3, -13.5
XYZ2.3, 2.8, 5.6
Decimal471874

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

13.45:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.56:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
12.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.33:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #073342; }
.text-color { color: #073342; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #073342; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F