#073AA8

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Slateblue.

About #073AA8

Visually, #073AA8 is defined as a vivid blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slateblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(7, 58, 168).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 96% cyan and 65% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. 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#073AA8
RGB7, 58, 168
HSL221.0°, 92.0%, 34.3%
CMYK96%, 65%, 0%, 34%
HSV221.0°, 95.8%, 65.9%
LAB29.2, 30.4, -62.6
XYZ8.7, 5.9, 37.7
Decimal473768

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.63:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.18:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.21:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.85:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #073AA8; }
.text-color { color: #073AA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #073AA8; }

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