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#072C8D

#072c8d ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#072c8d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 17.25% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.04% cyan, 68.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 223.43°, 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0377

Complementary

  1. #072c8d
  2. #8d6807

Split complementary

  1. #072c8d
  2. #8d2507
  3. #6f8d07

Analogous

  1. #076f8d
  2. #072c8d
  3. #25078d

Triadic

  1. #072c8d
  2. #8d072c
  3. #2c8d07

Tetradic

  1. #072c8d
  2. #68078d
  3. #8d6807
  4. #2c8d07

Square

  1. #072c8d
  2. #8d076f
  3. #8d6807
  4. #078d25

Monochromatic

  1. #010613
  2. #031544
  3. #072c8d
  4. #0b43d6
  5. #386cf5

Shades

#072c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #072c8d
  2. #06287f
  3. #062371
  4. #051f63
  5. #041a55
  6. #041647
  7. #031238
  8. #020d2a
  9. #01091c
  10. #01040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#072c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #072c8d
  2. #204198
  3. #3956a4
  4. #516baf
  5. #6a80bb
  6. #8396c6
  7. #9cabd1
  8. #b5c0dd
  9. #cdd5e8
  10. #e6eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#072c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #072c8d
  2. #13348c
  3. #1f3d8a
  4. #2b4589
  5. #374e88
  6. #445687
  7. #505e85
  8. #5c6784
  9. #686f83
  10. #747881
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a3365 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003d90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00318b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004758 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00378f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002f8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-072c8d {
  color: #072c8d;
}
Background
.bg-072c8d {
  background-color: #072c8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-072c8d {
  border: 2px solid #072c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #072c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 44 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 91% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-072c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #072c8d, #25078d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-072c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 44 141 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.51 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.00 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.67 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.25 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.25 #f8d372 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Smalt
#072c8d  rgb(7, 44, 141)  hsl(223, 91%, 29%)  Smalt
#8d6807  rgb(141, 104, 7)  hsl(43, 91%, 29%)  Golden Brown
#8d072c  rgb(141, 7, 44)  hsl(343, 91%, 29%)  Burgundy
#2c8d07  rgb(44, 141, 7)  hsl(103, 91%, 29%)  Islamic Green