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Recognised as Colour

#75D1DD

  • #75D1DD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#75D1DD is a cyan with RGB values 117, 209, 221 and HSL 187°, 60%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#75D1DD#75D1DD
HEX#75D1DD
RGBrgb(117, 209, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.8196, 0.8667
RGB percentages45.9%, 82%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(186.9, 60.5%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 47.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK47.1%, 5.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,721,437
CSS custom property--colour: #75D1DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#8A2E22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4CADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3CD8D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 14.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.6Light blue · ΔE 14.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD8175
Analogous#75DDB5, #759DDD
Triadic#DD75D1, #D1DD75
Split complementary#DD759D, #DDB575
Tetradic#B575DD, #DD8175, #9DDD75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0FAFB
Lighter +20%#C7ECF1
Lighter +10%#9EDFE7
Darker −10%#4CC3D3
Darker −20%#2FADBD
Darker −30%#258894
Darker −40%#1A626C
More saturated +25%#5FE2F3
Less saturated −25%#8AC0C8

Channel breakdown

R117
G209
B221
Red117 (45.9%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue186.92°
Saturation (HSL)60.47%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 75 · G D1 · B DD

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