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#75A8FF Color

#75A8FF is rgb(117, 168, 255) in RGB, hsl(218, 100%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 34%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75A8FF
HEX#75A8FF
RGBrgb(117, 168, 255)
HSLhsl(218, 100%, 73%)
HSVhsv(218, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 34%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.138 260.6)
LABlab(68.09% 1.36 -49.15)
LCHlch(68.09% 49.17 271.59)

What #75A8FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #75A8FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 7.13United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.55Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 8.65French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 9.68Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 13.5Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 14.86

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#75A8FF Channel Values

How #75A8FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 117 · G 168 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 100% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75A8FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #75A8FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #75A8FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75A8FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#75A8FF
Complementary
#FFCD75
Analogous
#75EDFF
Analogous
#8875FF
Triadic
#FF75A8
Triadic
#A8FF75
Split comp.
#FF8875
Split comp.
#EDFF75

Tints & Shades of #75A8FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8AB5FF
#99BEFF
#ADCBFF
#BDD5FF
#D1E2FF
#E0ECFF

Shades

#4287FF
#0F67FF
#0050DB
#0040AD
#002D7A
#001A47

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #75A8FF.

How #75A8FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#75A8FF
Protanopia#A1A1FF
Protanomaly#91A4FF
Deuteranopia#9A9AFF
Deuteranomaly#8CA0FF
Tritanopia#59B6B6
Tritanomaly#65B1D7
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #75A8FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-75a8ff: #75A8FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75A8FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75a8ff': '#75A8FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.659, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_75a8ff">#75A8FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#75A8FF"

More Blue Colors

#75A8FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#75A8FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75A8FF?

#75A8FF is a light blue — rgb(117, 168, 255) in RGB and hsl(218, 100%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.13.

What is the RGB value of #75A8FF?

#75A8FF is rgb(117, 168, 255) — red 117, green 168, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75A8FF?

#75A8FF converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 34%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75A8FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75A8FF scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75A8FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75A8FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 7.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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