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#070979

#070979 ≈ Navy

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#070979 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 3.53% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.21% cyan, 92.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 238.95°, with 89.06% saturation and 25.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Navy (#000080), ΔE 1.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000066
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Relative luminance0.0162

Complementary

  1. #070979
  2. #797707

Split complementary

  1. #070979
  2. #793e07
  3. #427907

Analogous

  1. #074279
  2. #070979
  3. #3e0779

Triadic

  1. #070979
  2. #790709
  3. #097907

Tetradic

  1. #070979
  2. #770779
  3. #797707
  4. #097907

Square

  1. #070979
  2. #790742
  3. #797707
  4. #07793e

Monochromatic

  1. #010113
  2. #030431
  3. #070979
  4. #0b0ec1
  5. #272af2

Shades

#070979 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #070979
  2. #06086d
  3. #060761
  4. #050655
  5. #040549
  6. #04053d
  7. #030430
  8. #020324
  9. #010218
  10. #01010c
  11. #000000

Tints

#070979 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #070979
  2. #202286
  3. #393a94
  4. #5153a1
  5. #6a6baf
  6. #8384bc
  7. #9c9dc9
  8. #b5b5d7
  9. #cdcee4
  10. #e6e6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#070979 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #070979
  2. #13157a
  3. #1f217a
  4. #2b2d7b
  5. #37397c
  6. #44457d
  7. #50507d
  8. #5c5c7e
  9. #68687f
  10. #74747f
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #222222 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1a1b53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00287c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001c77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003145 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001f7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001678 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00265e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-070979 {
  color: #070979;
}
Background
.bg-070979 {
  background-color: #070979;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-070979 {
  border: 2px solid #070979;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #070979;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 9 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 89% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-070979 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #070979, #3e0779);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-070979 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 9 121 / 0.35);
}

#000080 Navy ΔE 1.73 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.49 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 2.81 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.89 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.30 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.80 #f8f686 Inverted #222222 Grayscale 

Navy
#070979  rgb(7, 9, 121)  hsl(239, 89%, 25%)  Navy
#797707  rgb(121, 119, 7)  hsl(59, 89%, 25%)  Olive
#790709  rgb(121, 7, 9)  hsl(359, 89%, 25%)  Maroon
#097907  rgb(9, 121, 7)  hsl(119, 89%, 25%)  Green