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Colour

#75CEFF

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

#75CEFF is a blue with RGB values 117, 206, 255 and HSL 201°, 100%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#75CEFF#75CEFF
HEX#75CEFF
RGBrgb(117, 206, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.8078, 1
RGB percentages45.9%, 80.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.3, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK54.1%, 19.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,720,703
CSS custom property--colour: #75CEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#8A3100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7CCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3BEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00DBDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.5Sky blue · ΔE 11Deep skyblue · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Light blue · ΔE 21.3Powder blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.49, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA675
Analogous#75FFEB, #7589FF
Triadic#FF75CE, #CEFF75
Split complementary#FF7589, #FFEB75
Tetradic#EB75FF, #FFA675, #89FF75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBF2FF
Lighter +10%#A8E0FF
Darker −10%#42BCFF
Darker −20%#0FAAFF
Darker −30%#008DDB
Darker −40%#006CA8
More saturated +25%#75CEFF
Less saturated −25%#86C9EE

Channel breakdown

R117
G206
B255
Red117 (45.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G CE · B FF

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