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#072ECC

#072ecc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#072ecc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 18.04% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.57% cyan, 77.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 228.12°, with 93.36% saturation and 41.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0636

Complementary

  1. #072ecc
  2. #cca507

Split complementary

  1. #072ecc
  2. #cc4207
  3. #90cc07

Analogous

  1. #0790cc
  2. #072ecc
  3. #4207cc

Triadic

  1. #072ecc
  2. #cc072e
  3. #2ecc07

Tetradic

  1. #072ecc
  2. #a507cc
  3. #cca507
  4. #2ecc07

Square

  1. #072ecc
  2. #cc0790
  3. #cca507
  4. #07cc42

Monochromatic

  1. #020d38
  2. #041d82
  3. #072ecc
  4. #2851f8
  5. #728dfa

Shades

#072ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #072ecc
  2. #0629b8
  3. #0625a3
  4. #05208f
  5. #041c7a
  6. #041766
  7. #031252
  8. #020e3d
  9. #010929
  10. #010514
  11. #000000

Tints

#072ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #072ecc
  2. #2043d1
  3. #3958d6
  4. #516ddb
  5. #6a82e0
  6. #8397e6
  7. #9cabeb
  8. #b5c0f0
  9. #cdd5f5
  10. #e6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#072ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #072ecc
  2. #1336c4
  3. #1f3ebd
  4. #2b47b5
  5. #374fae
  6. #4457a6
  7. #505f9e
  8. #5c6797
  9. #68708f
  10. #747888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383f90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-072ecc {
  color: #072ecc;
}
Background
.bg-072ecc {
  background-color: #072ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-072ecc {
  border: 2px solid #072ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #072ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 46 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-072ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #072ecc, #4207cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-072ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 46 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.39 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.36 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.20 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.22 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.43 #f8d133 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#072ecc  rgb(7, 46, 204)  hsl(228, 93%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#cca507  rgb(204, 165, 7)  hsl(48, 93%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#cc072e  rgb(204, 7, 46)  hsl(348, 93%, 41%)  Cardinal
#2ecc07  rgb(46, 204, 7)  hsl(108, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green