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#10072C Color

#10072C is rgb(16, 7, 44) in RGB, hsl(255, 73%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 84%, 0%, 83%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), visibly different at ΔE 11.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#10072C
HEX#10072C
RGBrgb(16, 7, 44)
HSLhsl(255, 73%, 10%)
HSVhsv(255, 84%, 17%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 84%, 0%, 83%)
OKLCHoklch(17.2% 0.071 288)
LABlab(3.80% 10.61 -22.02)
LCHlch(3.80% 24.45 295.73)

What #10072C 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 #10072C, 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 purple in the library.

#10072C Channel Values

How #10072C 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 16 · G 7 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 73% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 84% · V 17%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 83%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.29:1 vs white · 1.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #10072C 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 text19.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #10072C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #10072C; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #10072C

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #10072C.

How #10072C 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#10072C
Protanopia#09092C
Protanomaly#0C082C
Deuteranopia#0A0A2C
Deuteranomaly#0D092C
Tritanopia#071010
Tritanomaly#0B0D1E
Achromatopsia#0E0E0E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #10072C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-10072c: #10072C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #10072C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-10072c': '#10072C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.027, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_10072c">#10072C</color>
SVG fillfill="#10072C"

More Purple Colors

#10072C sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#10072C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #10072C?

#10072C is a darkest purple — rgb(16, 7, 44) in RGB and hsl(255, 73%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.42.

What is the RGB value of #10072C?

#10072C is rgb(16, 7, 44) — red 16, green 7, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #10072C?

#10072C converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 84%, 0%, 83%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #10072C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #10072C scores 19.29:1 against white and 1.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #10072C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #10072C 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 24.74, which is visibly different.

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