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Colour

#75BBFF

  • #75BBFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#75BBFF is a blue with RGB values 117, 187, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#75BBFF#75BBFF
HEX#75BBFF
RGBrgb(117, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages45.9%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(209.6, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK54.1%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,715,839
CSS custom property--colour: #75BBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#8A4400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DB0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#13CBD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Sky blue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB975
Analogous#75FFFE, #7576FF
Triadic#FF75BB, #BBFF75
Split complementary#FF7576, #FFFE75
Tetradic#FE75FF, #FFB975, #76FF75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBEDFF
Lighter +10%#A8D4FF
Darker −10%#42A2FF
Darker −20%#0F89FF
Darker −30%#006FDB
Darker −40%#0055A8
More saturated +25%#75BBFF
Less saturated −25%#86BBEE

Channel breakdown

R117
G187
B255
Red117 (45.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G BB · B FF

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