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#072ED0

#072ed0 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#072ed0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.63% cyan, 77.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 228.36°, with 93.49% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.0655

Complementary

  1. #072ed0
  2. #d0a907

Split complementary

  1. #072ed0
  2. #d04507
  3. #93d007

Analogous

  1. #0793d0
  2. #072ed0
  3. #4507d0

Triadic

  1. #072ed0
  2. #d0072e
  3. #2ed007

Tetradic

  1. #072ed0
  2. #a907d0
  3. #d0a907
  4. #2ed007

Square

  1. #072ed0
  2. #d00793
  3. #d0a907
  4. #07d045

Monochromatic

  1. #020d3c
  2. #051e86
  3. #072ed0
  4. #2c53f8
  5. #768ffa

Shades

#072ed0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #072ed0
  2. #0629bb
  3. #0625a6
  4. #052092
  5. #041c7d
  6. #041768
  7. #031253
  8. #020e3e
  9. #01092a
  10. #010515
  11. #000000

Tints

#072ed0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #072ed0
  2. #2043d5
  3. #3958d9
  4. #516dde
  5. #6a82e3
  6. #8397e8
  7. #9cabec
  8. #b5c0f1
  9. #cdd5f6
  10. #e6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#072ed0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #072ed0
  2. #1336c8
  3. #1f3ec0
  4. #2b47b8
  5. #374fb0
  6. #4457a8
  7. #505fa0
  8. #5c6798
  9. #687090
  10. #747888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383f93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ecd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00617f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-072ed0 {
  color: #072ed0;
}
Background
.bg-072ed0 {
  background-color: #072ed0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-072ed0 {
  border: 2px solid #072ed0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #072ed0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 46 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 93% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-072ed0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #072ed0, #4507d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-072ed0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 46 208 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.83 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.14 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.24 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.59 #f8d12f Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#072ed0  rgb(7, 46, 208)  hsl(228, 93%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#d0a907  rgb(208, 169, 7)  hsl(48, 93%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#d0072e  rgb(208, 7, 46)  hsl(348, 93%, 42%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ed007  rgb(46, 208, 7)  hsl(108, 93%, 42%)  Lime Green