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Recognised as Colour

#075BB3

  • #075BB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#075BB3 is a blue with RGB values 7, 91, 179 and HSL 211°, 92%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#075BB3#075BB3
HEX#075BB3
RGBrgb(7, 91, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.3569, 0.702
RGB percentages2.7%, 35.7%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(210.7, 92.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 96.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK96.1%, 49.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer482,227
CSS custom property--colour: #075BB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#F8A44C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2564B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00717Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.7Medium purple · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B35F07
Analogous#07B1B3, #0907B3
Triadic#B3075B, #5BB307
Split complementary#B30907, #B1B307
Tetradic#B307B1, #B35F07, #07B309

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CC2FA
Lighter +30%#5AA8F9
Lighter +20%#298EF7
Lighter +10%#0974E4
Darker −10%#054282
Darker −20%#032951
Darker −30%#011020
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005BBA
Less saturated −25%#1E5C9C

Channel breakdown

R7
G91
B179
Red7 (2.7%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue210.7°
Saturation (HSL)92.47%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 5B · B B3

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