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Recognised as Colour

#75BCFB

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

#75BCFB is a blue with RGB values 117, 188, 251 and HSL 208°, 94%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#75BCFB#75BCFB
HEX#75BCFB
RGBrgb(117, 188, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.7373, 0.9843
RGB percentages45.9%, 73.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(208.2, 94.4%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 53.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK53.4%, 25.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,716,091
CSS custom property--colour: #75BCFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#8A4304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1BDFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#90B0FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1DCBD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.6Sky blue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBB475
Analogous#75FBF7, #7579FB
Triadic#FB75BC, #BCFB75
Split complementary#FB7579, #FBF775
Tetradic#F775FB, #FBB475, #79FB75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8ECFE
Lighter +10%#A7D4FC
Darker −10%#43A4FA
Darker −20%#128CF8
Darker −30%#0672D1
Darker −40%#05579F
More saturated +25%#71BCFF
Less saturated −25%#87BBE9

Channel breakdown

R117
G188
B251
Red117 (45.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue208.21°
Saturation (HSL)94.37%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G BC · B FB

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