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Colour

#75ABDC

  • #75ABDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#75ABDC is a blue with RGB values 117, 171, 220 and HSL 209°, 60%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#75ABDC#75ABDC
HEX#75ABDC
RGBrgb(117, 171, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6706, 0.8627
RGB percentages45.9%, 67.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(208.5, 59.5%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.5, 46.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK46.8%, 22.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,711,708
CSS custom property--colour: #75ABDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#8A5423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97ACDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA1DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#48B7BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA675
Analogous#75DCDA, #7577DC
Triadic#DC75AB, #ABDC75
Split complementary#DC7577, #DCDA75
Tetradic#DA75DC, #DCA675, #77DC75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF5FB
Lighter +20%#C6DDF1
Lighter +10%#9EC4E6
Darker −10%#4C92D2
Darker −20%#3079BB
Darker −30%#255F93
Darker −40%#1B446A
More saturated +25%#5FACF2
Less saturated −25%#8BAAC6

Channel breakdown

R117
G171
B220
Red117 (45.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue208.54°
Saturation (HSL)59.54%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G AB · B DC

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