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Recognised as Colour

#76DAE9

  • #76DAE9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#76DAE9 is a cyan with RGB values 118, 218, 233 and HSL 188°, 72%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#76DAE9#76DAE9
HEX#76DAE9
RGBrgb(118, 218, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.4627, 0.8549, 0.9137
RGB percentages46.3%, 85.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(187.8, 72.3%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 49.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK49.4%, 6.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,789,289
CSS custom property--colour: #76DAE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#892516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD3EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#2FE2DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.2Powder blue · ΔE 14.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.3Light blue · ΔE 15.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E98576
Analogous#76E9BF, #76A1E9
Triadic#E976DA, #DAE976
Split complementary#E976A0, #E9BF76
Tetradic#BF76E9, #E98576, #A1E976

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFEFE
Lighter +20%#CEF2F7
Lighter +10%#A2E6F0
Darker −10%#4ACEE2
Darker −20%#22BFD7
Darker −30%#1B98AB
Darker −40%#14717F
More saturated +25%#62E9FD
Less saturated −25%#8ACBD5

Channel breakdown

R118
G218
B233
Red118 (46.3%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue187.83°
Saturation (HSL)72.33%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 76 · G DA · B E9

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