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#071972

#071972 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#071972 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 9.8% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.86% cyan, 78.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 229.91°, with 88.43% saturation and 23.73% 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 15.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 1.44.

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Relative luminance0.0196

Complementary

  1. #071972
  2. #726007

Split complementary

  1. #071972
  2. #722b07
  3. #4f7207

Analogous

  1. #074f72
  2. #071972
  3. #2b0772

Triadic

  1. #071972
  2. #720719
  3. #197207

Tetradic

  1. #071972
  2. #600772
  3. #726007
  4. #197207

Square

  1. #071972
  2. #72074f
  3. #726007
  4. #07722b

Monochromatic

  1. #010413
  2. #03092a
  3. #071972
  4. #0b29ba
  5. #2144f1

Shades

#071972 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #071972
  2. #061767
  3. #06145b
  4. #051250
  5. #040f44
  6. #040d39
  7. #030a2e
  8. #020822
  9. #010517
  10. #01030b
  11. #000000

Tints

#071972 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #071972
  2. #203080
  3. #39478e
  4. #515e9c
  5. #6a75aa
  6. #838cb9
  7. #9ca3c7
  8. #b5bad5
  9. #cdd1e3
  10. #e6e8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#071972 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #071972
  2. #132373
  3. #1f2e75
  4. #2b3876
  5. #374278
  6. #444d79
  7. #50577a
  8. #5c617c
  9. #686b7d
  10. #74767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #262626 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1d224f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002b75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002170 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003344 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002574 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001e71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002b5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-071972 {
  color: #071972;
}
Background
.bg-071972 {
  background-color: #071972;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-071972 {
  border: 2px solid #071972;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #071972;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 25 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 88% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-071972 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #071972, #2b0772);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-071972 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 25 114 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 1.44 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.42 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.46 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.54 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.91 #f8e68d Inverted #262626 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#071972  rgb(7, 25, 114)  hsl(230, 88%, 24%)  Midnight Blue
#726007  rgb(114, 96, 7)  hsl(50, 88%, 24%)  Field Drab
#720719  rgb(114, 7, 25)  hsl(350, 88%, 24%)  Burgundy
#197207  rgb(25, 114, 7)  hsl(110, 88%, 24%)  Pakistan Green