#75A0CC

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #75A0CC

At its core, #75A0CC is a light and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 117, 160, and 204.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 43% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow, and 20% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#75A0CC
RGB117, 160, 204
HSL210.3°, 46.0%, 62.9%
CMYK43%, 22%, 0%, 20%
HSV210.3°, 42.6%, 80.0%
LAB64.4, -3.1, -27.1
XYZ30.8, 33.3, 61.9
Decimal7708876

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.74:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.66:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.62:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.51:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #75A0CC; }
.text-color { color: #75A0CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #75A0CC; }

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