#073AA0

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Midnightblue.

About #073AA0

Visually, #073AA0 is defined as a vivid blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Midnightblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 7 red, 58 green, and 160 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 96% Cyan, 64% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 37% Black. The HSL representation is 220.0° hue, 91.6% saturation, and 32.7% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#073AA0
RGB7, 58, 160
HSL220.0°, 91.6%, 32.7%
CMYK96%, 64%, 0%, 37%
HSV220.0°, 95.6%, 62.7%
LAB28.4, 27.2, -59.0
XYZ7.9, 5.6, 33.9
Decimal473760

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.12:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.46:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.80:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #073AA0; }
.text-color { color: #073AA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #073AA0; }

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