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#072E89

#072e89 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#072e89 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 18.04% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.89% cyan, 66.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 90.28% saturation and 28.24% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0381

Complementary

  1. #072e89
  2. #896207

Split complementary

  1. #072e89
  2. #892107
  3. #6f8907

Analogous

  1. #076f89
  2. #072e89
  3. #210789

Triadic

  1. #072e89
  2. #89072e
  3. #2e8907

Tetradic

  1. #072e89
  2. #620789
  3. #896207
  4. #2e8907

Square

  1. #072e89
  2. #89076f
  3. #896207
  4. #078921

Monochromatic

  1. #010713
  2. #031640
  3. #072e89
  4. #0b46d2
  5. #346ef5

Shades

#072e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #072e89
  2. #06297b
  3. #06256e
  4. #052060
  5. #041c52
  6. #041745
  7. #031237
  8. #020e29
  9. #01091b
  10. #01050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#072e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #072e89
  2. #204395
  3. #3958a1
  4. #516dac
  5. #6a82b8
  6. #8397c4
  7. #9cabd0
  8. #b5c0dc
  9. #cdd5e7
  10. #e6eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#072e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #072e89
  2. #133688
  3. #1f3e87
  4. #2b4786
  5. #374f85
  6. #445785
  7. #505f84
  8. #5c6783
  9. #687082
  10. #747881
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b3462 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003d8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003187 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004757 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00378b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003088 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-072e89 {
  color: #072e89;
}
Background
.bg-072e89 {
  background-color: #072e89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-072e89 {
  border: 2px solid #072e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #072e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 46 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 90% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-072e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #072e89, #210789);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-072e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 46 137 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.52 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.15 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.41 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.65 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.22 #f8d176 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Smalt
#072e89  rgb(7, 46, 137)  hsl(222, 90%, 28%)  Smalt
#896207  rgb(137, 98, 7)  hsl(42, 90%, 28%)  Golden Brown
#89072e  rgb(137, 7, 46)  hsl(342, 90%, 28%)  Claret
#2e8907  rgb(46, 137, 7)  hsl(102, 90%, 28%)  India Green