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#75BAFA Color

#75BAFA is rgb(117, 186, 250) in RGB, hsl(209, 93%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 26%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Azure (#74BBFB), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#75BAFA
HEX#75BAFA
RGBrgb(117, 186, 250)
HSLhsl(209, 93%, 72%)
HSVhsv(209, 53%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 26%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.116 247.8)
LABlab(72.86% -9.05 -39.04)
LCHlch(72.86% 40.07 256.94)

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

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#75BAFA Channel Values

How #75BAFA 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 186 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 209° · S 93% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 209° · S 53% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #75BAFA 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #75BAFA

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

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 #75BAFA 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#75BAFA
Protanopia#B1B1FA
Protanomaly#9CB4FA
Deuteranopia#A7A7FB
Deuteranomaly#96AFFB
Tritanopia#61C4C4
Tritanomaly#69C0DC
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #75BAFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-75bafa: #75BAFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #75BAFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-75bafa': '#75BAFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.729, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_75bafa">#75BAFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#75BAFA"

More Blue Colors

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

#75BAFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #75BAFA?

#75BAFA is a light blue — rgb(117, 186, 250) in RGB and hsl(209, 93%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Azure (#74BBFB), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.58.

What is the RGB value of #75BAFA?

#75BAFA is rgb(117, 186, 250) — red 117, green 186, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #75BAFA?

#75BAFA converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 26%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #75BAFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #75BAFA scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #75BAFA 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 13, which is visibly different.

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