Information about #5072AA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#5072AA presents itself as a softly balanced azure — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blue Yonder (#5072A7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Moderate Cobalt Blue (#4A6DA8) and Moderate Azure (#4A79A8).
In RGB terms — rgb(80, 114, 170) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5072AA background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.3:1. #5072AA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#5072AA color variations
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#5072AA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#5072AA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#5072AA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#5072AA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5072AA color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #5072AA color
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Nearest named colors to #5072AA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#5072A7
#4A6DA8
#4A79A8
#526DB2
#4A6CB4
#5D76A9
#4E6C9D
#507B9C
#4A61A8
#4E82B4
#597499
#5684AE
#5072AA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#5072AA
- RGB80, 114, 170
- CMYK35, 22, 0, 33
- CSSrgb(80, 114, 170)
- HSL217°, 36%, 49%
- HSL Precise217.333°, 36%, 49.02%
- HSV217°, 53%, 67%
- HSB217°, 53%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.447, 0.667)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.447, 0.667, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.447, 0.667)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID5072AA
- DECIMAL ID5272234
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
