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#07208D Color

#07208D is rgb(7, 32, 141) in RGB, hsl(229, 91%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 77%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Imperial Blue (#002395), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#07208D
HEX#07208D
RGBrgb(7, 32, 141)
HSLhsl(229, 91%, 29%)
HSVhsv(229, 95%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 77%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(32.6% 0.178 265.1)
LABlab(18.79% 29.53 -62.96)
LCHlch(18.79% 69.54 295.13)

What #07208D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #07208D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#07208D Channel Values

How #07208D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 7 · G 32 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 229° · S 91% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 229° · S 95% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.12:1 vs white · 1.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #07208D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #07208D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #07208D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #07208D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #07208D.

How #07208D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#07208D
Protanopia#1D1D8D
Protanomaly#161E8D
Deuteranopia#1A1A8D
Deuteranomaly#141D8D
Tritanopia#003D3D
Tritanomaly#003367
Achromatopsia#303030

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #07208D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-07208d: #07208D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #07208D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-07208d': '#07208D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.125, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_07208d">#07208D</color>
SVG fillfill="#07208D"

More Blue Colors

#07208D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#07208D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #07208D?

#07208D is a dark blue — rgb(7, 32, 141) in RGB and hsl(229, 91%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.06.

What is the RGB value of #07208D?

#07208D is rgb(7, 32, 141) — red 7, green 32, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #07208D?

#07208D converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 77%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #07208D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #07208D scores 13.12:1 against white and 1.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #07208D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #07208D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 13.15, which is visibly different.

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