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Recognised as Colour

#76CCFF

  • #76CCFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#76CCFF is a blue with RGB values 118, 204, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#76CCFF#76CCFF
HEX#76CCFF
RGBrgb(118, 204, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.8, 1
RGB percentages46.3%, 80%, 100%
HSLhsl(202.3, 100%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 53.7%, 100%)
CMYK53.7%, 20%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,785,727
CSS custom property--colour: #76CCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#893300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4CBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1BCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#08D9DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.8Sky blue · ΔE 12Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Light blue · ΔE 22.1Powder blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.75, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA976
Analogous#76FFED, #7688FF
Triadic#FF76CC, #CCFF76
Split complementary#FF7688, #FFEE76
Tetradic#ED76FF, #FFA976, #88FF76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCF2FF
Lighter +10%#A9DFFF
Darker −10%#43B9FF
Darker −20%#10A6FF
Darker −30%#008ADC
Darker −40%#006AA9
More saturated +25%#76CCFF
Less saturated −25%#87C8EE

Channel breakdown

R118
G204
B255
Red118 (46.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue202.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G CC · B FF

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