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Recognised as Colour

#075D9C

  • #075D9C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#075D9C is a blue with RGB values 7, 93, 156 and HSL 205°, 91%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#075D9C#075D9C
HEX#075D9C
RGBrgb(7, 93, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.3647, 0.6118
RGB percentages2.7%, 36.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(205.4, 91.4%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 95.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK95.5%, 40.4%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer482,716
CSS custom property--colour: #075D9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#F8A263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E619Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#26559Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006C75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.1Slate grey · ΔE 33.5Light slate grey · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C4607
Analogous#079C90, #07139C
Triadic#9C075D, #5D9C07
Split complementary#9C0713, #9C9107
Tetradic#90079C, #9C4607, #139C07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#76C2F9
Lighter +30%#45ACF7
Lighter +20%#1596F4
Lighter +10%#097ACD
Darker −10%#05406B
Darker −20%#03233A
Darker −30%#00060A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005EA3
Less saturated −25%#1B5A88

Channel breakdown

R7
G93
B156
Red7 (2.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue205.37°
Saturation (HSL)91.41%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 5D · B 9C

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