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#072DA3

#072da3 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#072da3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 17.65% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.71% cyan, 72.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 225.38°, 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0457

Complementary

  1. #072da3
  2. #a37d07

Split complementary

  1. #072da3
  2. #a32f07
  3. #7ba307

Analogous

  1. #077ba3
  2. #072da3
  3. #2f07a3

Triadic

  1. #072da3
  2. #a3072d
  3. #2da307

Tetradic

  1. #072da3
  2. #7d07a3
  3. #a37d07
  4. #2da307

Square

  1. #072da3
  2. #a3077b
  3. #a37d07
  4. #07a32f

Monochromatic

  1. #010514
  2. #04195a
  3. #072da3
  4. #0a41ec
  5. #4c76f7

Shades

#072da3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #072da3
  2. #062993
  3. #062482
  4. #052072
  5. #041b62
  6. #041752
  7. #031241
  8. #020e31
  9. #010921
  10. #010510
  11. #000000

Tints

#072da3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #072da3
  2. #2042ac
  3. #3957b5
  4. #516cbf
  5. #6a81c8
  6. #8396d1
  7. #9cabda
  8. #b5c0e3
  9. #cdd5ed
  10. #e6eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#072da3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #072da3
  2. #1335a0
  3. #1f3e9c
  4. #2b4699
  5. #374e95
  6. #445792
  7. #505f8e
  8. #5c678b
  9. #686f87
  10. #747884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3774 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ca5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-072da3 {
  color: #072da3;
}
Background
.bg-072da3 {
  background-color: #072da3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-072da3 {
  border: 2px solid #072da3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #072da3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 45 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 92% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-072da3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #072da3, #2f07a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-072da3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 45 163 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.97 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.78 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.58 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.58 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.60 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.15 #f8d25c Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#072da3  rgb(7, 45, 163)  hsl(225, 92%, 33%)  Egyptian Blue
#a37d07  rgb(163, 125, 7)  hsl(45, 92%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a3072d  rgb(163, 7, 45)  hsl(345, 92%, 33%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2da307  rgb(45, 163, 7)  hsl(105, 92%, 33%)  Islamic Green