What color is #75A5D5?

#75A5D5 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #75A5D5?

The RGB value is 117, 165, 213: 117 red, 165 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #75A5D5?

The complementary color is #D5A575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #75A5D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#75A5D5 color

#75A5D5 rgb(117, 165, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #75A5D5 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.9% red, 64.7% green and 83.5% blue (117, 165, 213).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 53% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Shipmate (#7AA3CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#75A5D5 color codes

HEX	`#75A5D5`
RGB	`rgb(117, 165, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.9%, 64.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 53%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 45%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 23%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.13, -3.31, -29.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.13, 29.59, 263.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.797, 35.494, 68.061)`
Decimal	`7710165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #75A5D5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #75A5D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#75A5D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #75A5D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #75a5d5; }
.text { color: #75a5d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #75a5d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(117 165 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #75a5d5, #7575d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #75A5D5?: #75A5D5 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #75A5D5?: The RGB value is 117, 165, 213: 117 red, 165 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #75A5D5?: The complementary color is #D5A575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #75A5D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.