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Colour

#75ABE0

  • #75ABE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#75ABE0 is a blue with RGB values 117, 171, 224 and HSL 210°, 63%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#75ABE0#75ABE0
HEX#75ABE0
RGBrgb(117, 171, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6706, 0.8784
RGB percentages45.9%, 67.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(209.7, 63.3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 47.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK47.8%, 23.7%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,711,712
CSS custom property--colour: #75ABE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#8A541F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96ACE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A2DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#45B7BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Sky blue · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0AA75
Analogous#75E0DF, #7576E0
Triadic#E075AB, #ABE075
Split complementary#E07575, #E0DF75
Tetradic#E075E0, #E0AA75, #76E075

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F7FC
Lighter +20%#C8DEF3
Lighter +10%#9FC4E9
Darker −10%#4B92D7
Darker −20%#2C78C3
Darker −30%#225F9A
Darker −40%#194570
More saturated +25%#60ABF5
Less saturated −25%#8AABCB

Channel breakdown

R117
G171
B224
Red117 (45.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue209.72°
Saturation (HSL)63.31%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G AB · B E0

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