#074299

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #074299

Visually, #074299 is defined as a vivid blue. Its closest recognized web color is Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 7 parts red, 66 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 95% cyan and 57% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 215.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#074299
RGB7, 66, 153
HSL215.8°, 91.2%, 31.4%
CMYK95%, 57%, 0%, 40%
HSV215.8°, 95.4%, 60.0%
LAB30.0, 18.8, -52.1
XYZ7.8, 6.2, 30.9
Decimal475801

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.25:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.91:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #074299; }
.text-color { color: #074299; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #074299; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B