Colour

#75CEEC

#75CEEC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#75CEEC is a cyan with RGB values 117, 206, 236 and HSL 195°, 76%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#75CEEC#75CEEC

HEX#75CEEC

RGBrgb(117, 206, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.8078, 0.9255

RGB percentages45.9%, 80.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(195.1, 75.8%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.1, 50.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK50.4%, 12.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,720,684

CSS custom property--colour: #75CEEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#8A3113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BCCAEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABBCECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2DD8D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 4.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 9.7 Light blue · ΔE 15 Powder blue · ΔE 17.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1 Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 4.34, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EC9375

Analogous#75ECCF, #7592EC

Triadic#EC75CE, #CEEC75

Split complementary#EC7592, #ECCF75

Tetradic#CF75EC, #EC9375, #92EC75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFEFF

Lighter +20%#CFEEF8

Lighter +10%#A2DEF2

Darker −10%#48BEE6

Darker −20%#1EADDD

Darker −30%#188AB0

Darker −40%#126683

More saturated +25%#62D7FF

Less saturated −25%#89C4D8

Channel breakdown

R117

G206

B236

Red117 (45.9%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue195.13°

Saturation (HSL)75.8%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G CE · B EC

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Colour values

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