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#070C8D

#070c8d ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#070c8d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 4.71% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.04% cyan, 91.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 237.76°, with 90.54% saturation and 29.02% 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 14.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 0.83.

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Relative luminance0.0223

Complementary

  1. #070c8d
  2. #8d8807

Split complementary

  1. #070c8d
  2. #8d4507
  3. #4f8d07

Analogous

  1. #074f8d
  2. #070c8d
  3. #45078d

Triadic

  1. #070c8d
  2. #8d070c
  3. #0c8d07

Tetradic

  1. #070c8d
  2. #88078d
  3. #8d8807
  4. #0c8d07

Square

  1. #070c8d
  2. #8d074f
  3. #8d8807
  4. #078d45

Monochromatic

  1. #010213
  2. #030644
  3. #070c8d
  4. #0b12d6
  5. #383ff5

Shades

#070c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #070c8d
  2. #060b7f
  3. #060a71
  4. #050863
  5. #040755
  6. #040647
  7. #030538
  8. #02042a
  9. #01021c
  10. #01010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#070c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #070c8d
  2. #202498
  3. #393da4
  4. #5155af
  5. #6a6dbb
  6. #8386c6
  7. #9c9ed1
  8. #b5b6dd
  9. #cdcee8
  10. #e6e7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#070c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #070c8d
  2. #13188c
  3. #1f238a
  4. #2b2f89
  5. #373a88
  6. #444687
  7. #505285
  8. #5c5d84
  9. #686983
  10. #747481
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #202161 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003090 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00228b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003a52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00268f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001b8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002e6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-070c8d {
  color: #070c8d;
}
Background
.bg-070c8d {
  background-color: #070c8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-070c8d {
  border: 2px solid #070c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #070c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 12 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 91% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-070c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #070c8d, #45078d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-070c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 12 141 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 0.83 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 1.68 #000080 Navy ΔE 2.65 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.91 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.69 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.90 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.30 #f8f372 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#070c8d  rgb(7, 12, 141)  hsl(238, 91%, 29%)  Phthalo Blue
#8d8807  rgb(141, 136, 7)  hsl(58, 91%, 29%)  Olive
#8d070c  rgb(141, 7, 12)  hsl(358, 91%, 29%)  Sangria
#0c8d07  rgb(12, 141, 7)  hsl(118, 91%, 29%)  Islamic Green