Recognised as Colour

#75ABBD

#75ABBD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#75ABBD is a cyan with RGB values 117, 171, 189 and HSL 195°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#75ABBD#75ABBD

HEX#75ABBD

RGBrgb(117, 171, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6706, 0.7412

RGB percentages45.9%, 67.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(195, 35.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195, 38.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK38.1%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,711,677

CSS custom property--colour: #75ABBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#8A5442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0A8BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#959FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5AB1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.5 Sky blue · ΔE 13.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.5 Light blue · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BD8775

Analogous#75BDAB, #7587BD

Triadic#BD75AB, #ABBD75

Split complementary#BD7587, #BDAB75

Tetradic#AB75BD, #BD8775, #87BD75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDEAEF

Lighter +20%#BAD5DE

Lighter +10%#97C0CD

Darker −10%#5296AD

Darker −20%#42788A

Darker −30%#315A68

Darker −40%#213C45

More saturated +25%#5BB8D7

Less saturated −25%#8F9EA4

Channel breakdown

R117

G171

B189

Red117 (45.9%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue195°

Saturation (HSL)35.29%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G AB · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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