#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
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;
}