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Recognised as Colour

#75CBFA

  • #75CBFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#75CBFA is a blue with RGB values 117, 203, 250 and HSL 201°, 93%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#75CBFA#75CBFA
HEX#75CBFA
RGBrgb(117, 203, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.7961, 0.9804
RGB percentages45.9%, 79.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(201.2, 93%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 53.2%, 98%)
CMYK53.2%, 18.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,719,930
CSS custom property--colour: #75CBFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#8A3405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C9FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2BBF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#13D7DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.9Sky blue · ΔE 10Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Light blue · ΔE 20.5Powder blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.86, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAA475
Analogous#75FAE7, #7588FA
Triadic#FA75CB, #CBFA75
Split complementary#FA7588, #FAE675
Tetradic#E775FA, #FAA475, #88FA75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7F0FE
Lighter +10%#A6DEFC
Darker −10%#44B8F8
Darker −20%#13A6F6
Darker −30%#0788CF
Darker −40%#06689D
More saturated +25%#70CCFF
Less saturated −25%#87C6E8

Channel breakdown

R117
G203
B250
Red117 (45.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue201.2°
Saturation (HSL)93.01%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G CB · B FA

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