Palettes / Colors / #072AED

#072AED — Vivid Blue

#072AED is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #072AED when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#072AED is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EDCB07; it also sits naturally between #079DED and #5807ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 3% · Green 16% · Blue 93%

Cyan 97% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #072AED

.text { color: #072AED; }
.background { background-color: #072AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #072AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(7, 42, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 94%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #072AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(7, 42, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #072AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(7, 42, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#072AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#072AED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCB07:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #072AED: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #072AED

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #072AED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #072AED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #072AED?

#072AED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 7, 42, 237). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #072AED?

#072AED is RGB 7, 42, 237 — HSL 231°, 94%, 48% — CMYK 97%, 82%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #072AED?

Its complement is #EDCB07; analogous partners are #079DED and #5807ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #072AED for text?

White text on #072AED has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.56:1.