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Recognised as Colour

#075A9B

  • #075A9B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#075A9B is a blue with RGB values 7, 90, 155 and HSL 206°, 91%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#075A9B#075A9B
HEX#075A9B
RGBrgb(7, 90, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.3529, 0.6078
RGB percentages2.7%, 35.3%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(206.4, 91.4%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.4, 95.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK95.5%, 41.9%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer481,947
CSS custom property--colour: #075A9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#F8A564

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#395E9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F529Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.7Royal blue · ΔE 34.6Slate grey · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B4807
Analogous#079B92, #07109B
Triadic#9B075A, #5A9B07
Split complementary#9B0710, #9B9207
Tetradic#92079B, #9B4807, #109B07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#75BFF9
Lighter +30%#44A8F7
Lighter +20%#1492F4
Lighter +10%#0976CC
Darker −10%#053E6A
Darker −20%#032139
Darker −30%#000509
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005BA2
Less saturated −25%#1B5887

Channel breakdown

R7
G90
B155
Red7 (2.7%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue206.35°
Saturation (HSL)91.36%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 5A · B 9B

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