#0075aa

Color #0075aa

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.91 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#0075aa

RGB

rgb(0, 117, 170)

HSL

hsl(198.7, 100%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.7, 100%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 31.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(46.48, -7.68, -35.9)

LCH

lch(46.48, 36.71, 257.92)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.1196, 238.54)

HWB

hwb(198.7, 0%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa3500

Analogous

#00aa8a

#0075aa

#0020aa

Triadic

#0075aa

#aa0075

#75aa00

Split-complementary

#0075aa

#aa0020

#aa8a00

Tetradic

#0075aa

#3500aa

#aa3500

#75aa00

Square

#0075aa

#8a00aa

#aa3500

#20aa00

Shades

Color #0075aa mixed toward black.

#00618e

#004e71

#003a55

#002739

#00131c

Tints

Color #0075aa mixed toward white.

#009ce3

#1cb8ff

#55caff

#8edcff

#c6edff

Tones

Color #0075aa mixed toward gray.

#0e709c

#1c6a8e

#2a657f

#396071

#475a63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4f9f · ΔE 19.8

Deuteranopia

#49419c · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#189694 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 20.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #0075aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0075aa]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#0075aa (#0075aa) is rgb(0, 117, 170) in RGB.

No, #0075aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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