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Recognised as Colour

#75A6DA

  • #75A6DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#75A6DA is a blue with RGB values 117, 166, 218 and HSL 211°, 58%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#75A6DA#75A6DA
HEX#75A6DA
RGBrgb(117, 166, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.651, 0.8549
RGB percentages45.9%, 65.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(210.9, 57.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 46.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK46.3%, 23.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,710,426
CSS custom property--colour: #75A6DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#8A5925

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A8DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#859DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4AB2B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAA975
Analogous#75D8DA, #7775DA
Triadic#DA75A6, #A6DA75
Split complementary#DA7775, #D8DA75
Tetradic#DA75D8, #DAA975, #75DA77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF4FA
Lighter +20%#C5DAF0
Lighter +10%#9DC0E5
Darker −10%#4D8CCF
Darker −20%#3173B8
Darker −30%#265990
Darker −40%#1C4067
More saturated +25%#5FA5F0
Less saturated −25%#8BA7C4

Channel breakdown

R117
G166
B218
Red117 (45.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue210.89°
Saturation (HSL)57.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G A6 · B DA

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