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#75B1FA Color

#75B1FA is rgb(117, 177, 250) in RGB, hsl(213, 93%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 29%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75B1FA
HEX#75B1FA
RGBrgb(117, 177, 250)
HSLhsl(213, 93%, 72%)
HSVhsv(213, 53%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 29%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.123 254)
LABlab(70.37% -4.51 -42.90)
LCHlch(70.37% 43.14 264.00)

What #75B1FA 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 #75B1FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#75B1FA Channel Values

How #75B1FA 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 177 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 93% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 53% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75B1FA 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #75B1FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75B1FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #75B1FA

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.

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How #75B1FA 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#75B1FA
Protanopia#A9A9FA
Protanomaly#97ACFA
Deuteranopia#A0A0FB
Deuteranomaly#91A7FB
Tritanopia#5EBCBC
Tritanomaly#68B8D8
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #75B1FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75b1fa: #75B1FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75B1FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75b1fa': '#75B1FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.694, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_75b1fa">#75B1FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#75B1FA"

More Blue Colors

#75B1FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#75B1FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75B1FA?

#75B1FA is a light blue — rgb(117, 177, 250) in RGB and hsl(213, 93%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.48.

What is the RGB value of #75B1FA?

#75B1FA is rgb(117, 177, 250) — red 117, green 177, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75B1FA?

#75B1FA converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 29%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75B1FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75B1FA scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75B1FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75B1FA 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 13.91, which is visibly different.

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