HEX Color #75AFE2 (Lightskyblue)

About #75AFE2

The precise color #75AFE2 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightskyblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(117, 175, 226).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 48% cyan and 23% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 208.1° hue, 65.3% saturation, and 67.3% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#75AFE2

RGB117, 175, 226

HSL208.1°, 65.3%, 67.3%

CMYK48%, 23%, 0%, 11%

HSV208.1°, 48.2%, 88.6%

LAB69.4, -5.1, -31.5

XYZ36.4, 39.9, 77.7

Decimal7712738

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#75AFE2 #E2A774

Analogous

#74E2DE #7478E2

Triadic

#E274AF #AFE274

Tetradic

#DE74E2 #E2A774 #78E274

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#75AFE2

#84B7E5

#93C0E8

#A3C9EB

#B2D2EE

#C1DBF2

#D1E4F5

#E0EDF8

#EFF6FB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#75AFE2

#689BC8

#5B88AF

#4E7496

#41617D

#344D64

#273A4B

#1A2632

#0D1319

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.34:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.99:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.23:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.64:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #75AFE2; }

.text-color { color: #75AFE2; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #75AFE2; }

Similar Colors

Lightskyblue

#87CEFA