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#072AAA

#072aaa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#072aaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.88% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 227.12°, with 92.09% saturation and 34.71% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.046

Complementary

  1. #072aaa
  2. #aa8707

Split complementary

  1. #072aaa
  2. #aa3607
  3. #7caa07

Analogous

  1. #077caa
  2. #072aaa
  3. #3607aa

Triadic

  1. #072aaa
  2. #aa072a
  3. #2aaa07

Tetradic

  1. #072aaa
  2. #8707aa
  3. #aa8707
  4. #2aaa07

Square

  1. #072aaa
  2. #aa077c
  3. #aa8707
  4. #07aa36

Monochromatic

  1. #010617
  2. #041861
  3. #072aaa
  4. #0a3cf3
  5. #5276f8

Shades

#072aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #072aaa
  2. #062699
  3. #062288
  4. #051d77
  5. #041966
  6. #041555
  7. #031144
  8. #020d33
  9. #010822
  10. #010411
  11. #000000

Tints

#072aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #072aaa
  2. #203fb3
  3. #3955bb
  4. #516ac4
  5. #6a7fcc
  6. #8395d5
  7. #9caadd
  8. #b5bfe6
  9. #cdd4ee
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#072aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #072aaa
  2. #1333a6
  3. #1f3ba2
  4. #2b449d
  5. #374c99
  6. #445595
  7. #505e91
  8. #5c668d
  9. #686f88
  10. #747784
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3678 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005068 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-072aaa {
  color: #072aaa;
}
Background
.bg-072aaa {
  background-color: #072aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-072aaa {
  border: 2px solid #072aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #072aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 92% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-072aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #072aaa, #3607aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-072aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.88 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.33 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.32 #f8d555 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#072aaa  rgb(7, 42, 170)  hsl(227, 92%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa8707  rgb(170, 135, 7)  hsl(47, 92%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa072a  rgb(170, 7, 42)  hsl(347, 92%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2aaa07  rgb(42, 170, 7)  hsl(107, 92%, 35%)  Kelly Green