#75B1FF Color

#75B1FF is rgb(117, 177, 255) in RGB, hsl(214, 100%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 31%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75B1FF

HEX#75B1FF

RGBrgb(117, 177, 255)

HSLhsl(214, 100%, 73%)

HSVhsv(214, 54%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 31%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.129 255.5)

LABlab(70.55% -3.31 -45.31)

LCHlch(70.55% 45.43 265.82)

What #75B1FF 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 #75B1FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 3.2 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 8.63 Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 9.12 Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 10.14 Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 11.17 United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 12.03

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#75B1FF Channel Values

How #75B1FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 117 · G 177 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 214° · S 100% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 214° · S 54% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 54% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.21:1 vs white · 9.49:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75B1FF 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #75B1FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #75B1FF; 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 #75B1FF

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 #75B1FF 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#75B1FF

Protanopia#A9A9FF

Protanomaly#97ACFF

Deuteranopia#A0A0FF

Deuteranomaly#91A7FF

Tritanopia#5CBDBD

Tritanomaly#67B8DB

Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #75B1FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75b1ff: #75B1FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75B1FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75b1ff': '#75B1FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.694, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_75b1ff">#75B1FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#75B1FF"

More Blue Colors

#75B1FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#75B1FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75B1FF?

#75B1FF is a light blue — rgb(117, 177, 255) in RGB and hsl(214, 100%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.2.

What is the RGB value of #75B1FF?

#75B1FF is rgb(117, 177, 255) — red 117, green 177, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75B1FF?

#75B1FF converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 31%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75B1FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75B1FF scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #75B1FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #75B1FF 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 12.29, which is visibly different.

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