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#072EA4

#072ea4 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#072ea4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.73% cyan, 71.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 225.1°, with 91.81% saturation and 33.53% 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 10.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0468

Complementary

  1. #072ea4
  2. #a47d07

Split complementary

  1. #072ea4
  2. #a42f07
  3. #7ca407

Analogous

  1. #077ca4
  2. #072ea4
  3. #2f07a4

Triadic

  1. #072ea4
  2. #a4072e
  3. #2ea407

Tetradic

  1. #072ea4
  2. #7d07a4
  3. #a47d07
  4. #2ea407

Square

  1. #072ea4
  2. #a4077c
  3. #a47d07
  4. #07a42f

Monochromatic

  1. #010514
  2. #04195b
  3. #072ea4
  4. #0a43ed
  5. #4d77f7

Shades

#072ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #072ea4
  2. #062994
  3. #062583
  4. #052073
  5. #041c62
  6. #041752
  7. #031242
  8. #020e31
  9. #010921
  10. #010510
  11. #000000

Tints

#072ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #072ea4
  2. #2043ad
  3. #3958b6
  4. #516dbf
  5. #6a82c8
  6. #8397d2
  7. #9cabdb
  8. #b5c0e4
  9. #cdd5ed
  10. #e6eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#072ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #072ea4
  2. #1336a0
  3. #1f3e9d
  4. #2b4799
  5. #374f96
  6. #445792
  7. #505f8e
  8. #5c678b
  9. #687087
  10. #747884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3875 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005066 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003da6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-072ea4 {
  color: #072ea4;
}
Background
.bg-072ea4 {
  background-color: #072ea4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-072ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #072ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #072ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 46 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 92% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-072ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #072ea4, #2f07a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-072ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 46 164 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.68 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.66 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.32 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.82 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.90 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.04 #f8d15b Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#072ea4  rgb(7, 46, 164)  hsl(225, 92%, 34%)  Egyptian Blue
#a47d07  rgb(164, 125, 7)  hsl(45, 92%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a4072e  rgb(164, 7, 46)  hsl(345, 92%, 34%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2ea407  rgb(46, 164, 7)  hsl(105, 92%, 34%)  Islamic Green