#75AFF8

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #75AFF8

When working with digital screens, the color #75AFF8 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Cornflowerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 117 parts red, 175 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 53% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow, and 3% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#75AFF8
RGB117, 175, 248
HSL213.4°, 90.3%, 71.6%
CMYK53%, 29%, 0%, 3%
HSV213.4°, 52.8%, 97.3%
LAB70.3, 1.4, -42.0
XYZ39.6, 41.2, 94.7
Decimal7712760

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.27:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.24:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.17:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.86:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #75AFF8; }
.text-color { color: #75AFF8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #75AFF8; }

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