#075985 color
The swatch above shows #075985 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#075985 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the CSS named color darkslategray (#2F4F4F).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: sky-800. That means you can write bg-sky-800 or text-sky-800 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #075985 |
| RGB | rgb(7, 89, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 90%, 27%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(95%, 33%, 0%, 48%) |
| Decimal | 481669 |
| CSS | color: #075985; |
| Android | 0xFF075985 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.349, blue: 0.522, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #075985 | 7.56:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #075985 | 2.78:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #075985
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #075985 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #075985
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #075985 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #075985; background-color: #075985; }
.element { color: rgb(7 89 133); }
.element { color: hsl(201 90% 27%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-sky-800 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #075985;Frequently asked questions
What color is #075985?
#075985 is a dark, vivid blue. Its hue sits at 201° on the color wheel, with 90% saturation and 27% lightness.
What is #075985 in RGB?
#075985 converts to rgb(7, 89, 133) — 7 red, 89 green and 133 blue.
What is #075985 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(95%, 33%, 0%, 48%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #075985 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (7.56:1 versus 2.78:1).
What is the complementary color of #075985?
#833207 — the hue directly opposite #075985 on the color wheel.