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Recognised as Colour

#75AFBC

  • #75AFBC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#75AFBC is a cyan with RGB values 117, 175, 188 and HSL 191°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#75AFBC#75AFBC
HEX#75AFBC
RGBrgb(117, 175, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6863, 0.7373
RGB percentages45.9%, 68.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(191, 34.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191, 37.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK37.8%, 6.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,712,700
CSS custom property--colour: #75AFBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#8A5043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5ABBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A2BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#59B5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 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 text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.6Sky blue · ΔE 14.1Light blue · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18Powder blue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8275
Analogous#75BCA5, #758CBC
Triadic#BC75AF, #AFBC75
Split complementary#BC758C, #BCA675
Tetradic#A575BC, #BC8275, #8BBC75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEBEE
Lighter +20%#BAD7DD
Lighter +10%#97C3CD
Darker −10%#539BAB
Darker −20%#427C89
Darker −30%#325D66
Darker −40%#213E44
More saturated +25%#5BBFD6
Less saturated −25%#8F9FA2

Channel breakdown

R117
G175
B188
Red117 (45.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue190.99°
Saturation (HSL)34.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G AF · B BC

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