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Recognised as Colour

#75C4F4

  • #75C4F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#75C4F4 is a blue with RGB values 117, 196, 244 and HSL 203°, 85%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#75C4F4#75C4F4
HEX#75C4F4
RGBrgb(117, 196, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.7686, 0.9569
RGB percentages45.9%, 76.9%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(202.7, 85.2%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 52%, 95.7%)
CMYK52%, 19.7%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,718,132
CSS custom property--colour: #75C4F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#8A3B0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC3F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB5F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#26D0D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.7Sky blue · ΔE 11Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 19Light blue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.65, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4A575
Analogous#75F4E5, #7584F4
Triadic#F475C4, #C4F475
Split complementary#F47584, #F4E575
Tetradic#E575F4, #F4A575, #84F475

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3ECFC
Lighter +10%#A4D8F8
Darker −10%#46B0F0
Darker −20%#179CEC
Darker −30%#0F7EC1
Darker −40%#0C5F91
More saturated +25%#6AC7FF
Less saturated −25%#88BFE1

Channel breakdown

R117
G196
B244
Red117 (45.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue202.68°
Saturation (HSL)85.23%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G C4 · B F4

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