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Recognised as Colour

#075985

  • #075985
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#075985 is a blue with RGB values 7, 89, 133 and HSL 201°, 90%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#075985#075985
HEX#075985
RGBrgb(7, 89, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.349, 0.5216
RGB percentages2.7%, 34.9%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(201, 90%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201, 94.7%, 52.2%)
CMYK94.7%, 33.1%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer481,669
CSS custom property--colour: #075985;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#F8A67A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#445A87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#334F84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006469no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Dim grey · ΔE 32.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#853307
Analogous#078572, #071A85
Triadic#850759, #598507
Split complementary#85071A, #857207
Tetradic#720785, #853307, #1A8507

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#61C3F7
Lighter +30%#31B0F4
Lighter +20%#0C9AE6
Lighter +10%#0A79B5
Darker −10%#043955
Darker −20%#021824
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005B8C
Less saturated −25%#195474

Channel breakdown

R7
G89
B133
Red7 (2.7%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue200.95°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 59 · B 85

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