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Recognised as Colour

#75C2FA

  • #75C2FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#75C2FA is a blue with RGB values 117, 194, 250 and HSL 205°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#75C2FA#75C2FA
HEX#75C2FA
RGBrgb(117, 194, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.7608, 0.9804
RGB percentages45.9%, 76.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(205.3, 93%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 53.2%, 98%)
CMYK53.2%, 22.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,717,626
CSS custom property--colour: #75C2FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#8A3D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9C2FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B4F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1BD0D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.3Sky blue · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Light blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAAD75
Analogous#75FAF0, #757FFA
Triadic#FA75C2, #C2FA75
Split complementary#FA757F, #FAF075
Tetradic#F075FA, #FAAD75, #7FFA75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7EEFE
Lighter +10%#A6D8FC
Darker −10%#44ACF8
Darker −20%#1396F6
Darker −30%#077BCF
Darker −40%#065D9D
More saturated +25%#70C3FF
Less saturated −25%#87BFE8

Channel breakdown

R117
G194
B250
Red117 (45.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue205.26°
Saturation (HSL)93.01%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G C2 · B FA

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