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#072AEF

#072aef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#072aef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.07% cyan, 82.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 230.95°, with 94.31% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.0793

Complementary

  1. #072aef
  2. #efcc07

Split complementary

  1. #072aef
  2. #ef5807
  3. #9eef07

Analogous

  1. #079eef
  2. #072aef
  3. #5807ef

Triadic

  1. #072aef
  2. #ef072a
  3. #2aef07

Tetradic

  1. #072aef
  2. #cc07ef
  3. #efcc07
  4. #2aef07

Square

  1. #072aef
  2. #ef079e
  3. #efcc07
  4. #07ef58

Monochromatic

  1. #03105a
  2. #051da5
  3. #072aef
  4. #4964fa
  5. #93a3fc

Shades

#072aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #072aef
  2. #0626d7
  3. #0622bf
  4. #051da7
  5. #04198f
  6. #041578
  7. #031160
  8. #020d48
  9. #010830
  10. #010418
  11. #000000

Tints

#072aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #072aef
  2. #203ff1
  3. #3955f2
  4. #516af4
  5. #6a7ff5
  6. #8395f7
  7. #9caaf9
  8. #b5bffa
  9. #cdd4fc
  10. #e6eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#072aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #072aef
  2. #1333e4
  3. #1f3bd9
  4. #2b44ce
  5. #374cc3
  6. #4455b8
  7. #505eac
  8. #5c66a1
  9. #686f96
  10. #74778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e43a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-072aef {
  color: #072aef;
}
Background
.bg-072aef {
  background-color: #072aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-072aef {
  border: 2px solid #072aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #072aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 42 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 94% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-072aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #072aef, #5807ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-072aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 42 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.63 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.26 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.80 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.37 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.62 #f8d510 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#072aef  rgb(7, 42, 239)  hsl(231, 94%, 48%)  Blue
#efcc07  rgb(239, 204, 7)  hsl(51, 94%, 48%)  Jonquil
#ef072a  rgb(239, 7, 42)  hsl(351, 94%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#2aef07  rgb(42, 239, 7)  hsl(111, 94%, 48%)  Lime