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#072CA3

#072ca3 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#072ca3 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 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.71% cyan, 73.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 225.77°, with 91.76% saturation and 33.33% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0449

Complementary

  1. #072ca3
  2. #a37e07

Split complementary

  1. #072ca3
  2. #a33007
  3. #7aa307

Analogous

  1. #077aa3
  2. #072ca3
  3. #3007a3

Triadic

  1. #072ca3
  2. #a3072c
  3. #2ca307

Tetradic

  1. #072ca3
  2. #7e07a3
  3. #a37e07
  4. #2ca307

Square

  1. #072ca3
  2. #a3077a
  3. #a37e07
  4. #07a330

Monochromatic

  1. #010514
  2. #04185a
  3. #072ca3
  4. #0a40ec
  5. #4c74f7

Shades

#072ca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #072ca3
  2. #062893
  3. #062382
  4. #051f72
  5. #041a62
  6. #041652
  7. #031241
  8. #020d31
  9. #010921
  10. #010410
  11. #000000

Tints

#072ca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #072ca3
  2. #2041ac
  3. #3956b5
  4. #516bbf
  5. #6a80c8
  6. #8396d1
  7. #9cabda
  8. #b5c0e3
  9. #cdd5ed
  10. #e6eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#072ca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #072ca3
  2. #1334a0
  3. #1f3d9c
  4. #2b4599
  5. #374e95
  6. #445692
  7. #505e8e
  8. #5c678b
  9. #686f87
  10. #747884
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e3674 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ba5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-072ca3 {
  color: #072ca3;
}
Background
.bg-072ca3 {
  background-color: #072ca3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-072ca3 {
  border: 2px solid #072ca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #072ca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 44 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 92% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-072ca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #072ca3, #3007a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-072ca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 44 163 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.92 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.74 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.30 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.35 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.94 #f8d35c Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#072ca3  rgb(7, 44, 163)  hsl(226, 92%, 33%)  Egyptian Blue
#a37e07  rgb(163, 126, 7)  hsl(46, 92%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a3072c  rgb(163, 7, 44)  hsl(346, 92%, 33%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2ca307  rgb(44, 163, 7)  hsl(106, 92%, 33%)  Islamic Green