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#072ADA

#072ada ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#072ada is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 16.47% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.79% cyan, 80.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 230.05°, with 93.78% saturation and 44.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.0676

Complementary

  1. #072ada
  2. #dab707

Split complementary

  1. #072ada
  2. #da4e07
  3. #93da07

Analogous

  1. #0793da
  2. #072ada
  3. #4e07da

Triadic

  1. #072ada
  2. #da072a
  3. #2ada07

Tetradic

  1. #072ada
  2. #b707da
  3. #dab707
  4. #2ada07

Square

  1. #072ada
  2. #da0793
  3. #dab707
  4. #07da4e

Monochromatic

  1. #020d46
  2. #051c90
  3. #072ada
  4. #3555f9
  5. #7f94fb

Shades

#072ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #072ada
  2. #0626c4
  3. #0622ae
  4. #051d99
  5. #041983
  6. #04156d
  7. #031157
  8. #020d41
  9. #01082c
  10. #010416
  11. #000000

Tints

#072ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #072ada
  2. #203fde
  3. #3955e1
  4. #516ae5
  5. #6a7fe9
  6. #8395ed
  7. #9caaf0
  8. #b5bff4
  9. #cdd4f8
  10. #e6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#072ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #072ada
  2. #1333d1
  3. #1f3bc8
  4. #2b44bf
  5. #374cb6
  6. #4455ad
  7. #505ea4
  8. #5c669b
  9. #686f92
  10. #747789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-072ada {
  color: #072ada;
}
Background
.bg-072ada {
  background-color: #072ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-072ada {
  border: 2px solid #072ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #072ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 42 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 94% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-072ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #072ada, #4e07da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-072ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 42 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.98 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.87 #f8d525 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#072ada  rgb(7, 42, 218)  hsl(230, 94%, 44%)  Blue
#dab707  rgb(218, 183, 7)  hsl(50, 94%, 44%)  Old Gold
#da072a  rgb(218, 7, 42)  hsl(350, 94%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ada07  rgb(42, 218, 7)  hsl(110, 94%, 44%)  Lime Green