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#75A6BD
#75A6BD is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glacier. In RGB it’s made of 45.9% red, 65.1% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 199°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #75A6BD.
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The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #75A6BD as they’d see it.
#75A6BD in use
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What color is #75A6BD?
#75A6BD is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glacier. In RGB it’s made of 45.9% red, 65.1% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 199°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #75A6BD in RGB?
#75A6BD is rgb(117, 166, 189): 117 red, 166 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #75A6BD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(38, 12, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #75A6BD?
PANTONE 7458 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #75A6BD?
Its complement #BF9784 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.