#072866

Color #072866

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.75 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#072866

RGB

rgb(7, 40, 102)

HSL

hsl(219.2, 87.2%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.2, 93.1%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(93.1%, 60.8%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(18.02, 15.56, -39.54)

LCH

lch(18.02, 42.49, 291.48)

OKLCH

oklch(29.9%, 0.1157, 261.5)

HWB

hwb(219.2, 2.7%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#664507

Analogous

#075866

#072866

#160766

Triadic

#072866

#660728

#286607

Split-complementary

#072866

#661607

#586607

Tetradic

#072866

#450766

#664507

#286607

Square

#072866

#660758

#664507

#076616

Shades

Color #072866 mixed toward black.

#062155

#051b44

#031433

#020d22

#010711

Tints

Color #072866 mixed toward white.

#0b40a5

#1059e3

#4380f2

#82aaf6

#c0d5fb

Tones

Color #072866 mixed toward gray.

#0f2a5e

#172d56

#1f2f4e

#273246

#2f343f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.5:1

White text reads better on this background (13.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a5c · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#181659 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#0a5250 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #072866;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#072866]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#072866 (#072866) is rgb(7, 40, 102) in RGB.

No, #072866 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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