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Colour

#75BFCA

  • #75BFCA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#75BFCA is a cyan with RGB values 117, 191, 202 and HSL 188°, 45%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#75BFCA#75BFCA
HEX#75BFCA
RGBrgb(117, 191, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.749, 0.7922
RGB percentages45.9%, 74.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(187.8, 44.5%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 42.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK42.1%, 5.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,716,810
CSS custom property--colour: #75BFCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#8A4035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4BACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6AFCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4FC5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.8Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1Light blue · ΔE 14.2Powder blue · ΔE 15.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8075
Analogous#75CAAB, #7595CA
Triadic#CA75BF, #BFCA75
Split complementary#CA7595, #CAAB75
Tetradic#AA75CA, #CA8075, #95CA75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F2F4
Lighter +20%#BFE1E6
Lighter +10%#9AD0D8
Darker −10%#50AEBC
Darker −20%#3C909D
Darker −30%#2E6E78
Darker −40%#204C53
More saturated +25%#5DD1E2
Less saturated −25%#8DADB2

Channel breakdown

R117
G191
B202
Red117 (45.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue187.76°
Saturation (HSL)44.5%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G BF · B CA

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