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Recognised as Colour

#75AFD0

  • #75AFD0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#75AFD0 is a blue with RGB values 117, 175, 208 and HSL 202°, 49%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#75AFD0#75AFD0
HEX#75AFD0
RGBrgb(117, 175, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.6863, 0.8157
RGB percentages45.9%, 68.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(201.8, 49.2%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 43.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK43.8%, 15.9%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,712,720
CSS custom property--colour: #75AFD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#8A502F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FADD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A3D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4FB8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.5Light skyblue · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Light blue · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19Cadetblue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D09675
Analogous#75D0C3, #7581D0
Triadic#D075AF, #AFD075
Split complementary#D07582, #D0C375
Tetradic#C375D0, #D09675, #82D075

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F1F7
Lighter +20%#C1DBEA
Lighter +10%#9BC5DD
Darker −10%#4F99C3
Darker −20%#397FA6
Darker −30%#2C6280
Darker −40%#1F455A
More saturated +25%#5EB5E7
Less saturated −25%#8CA9B9

Channel breakdown

R117
G175
B208
Red117 (45.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue201.76°
Saturation (HSL)49.19%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G AF · B D0

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