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#76BBE0 Color

#76BBE0 is rgb(118, 187, 224) in RGB, hsl(201, 63%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 17%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aero (#7CB9E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#76BBE0
HEX#76BBE0
RGBrgb(118, 187, 224)
HSLhsl(201, 63%, 67%)
HSVhsv(201, 47%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 17%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.088 233)
LABlab(72.34% -15.17 -25.82)
LCHlch(72.34% 29.95 239.56)

What #76BBE0 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 #76BBE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 6.05Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 7.47Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 7.71Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.01Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 8.25Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 8.52

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

#76BBE0 Channel Values

How #76BBE0 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 118 · G 187 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 63% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 47% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #76BBE0 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #76BBE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #76BBE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #76BBE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#76BBE0
Complementary
#E09B76
Analogous
#76E0D0
Analogous
#7686E0
Triadic
#E076BB
Triadic
#BBE076
Split comp.
#E07686
Split comp.
#E0D076

Tints & Shades of #76BBE0

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

#86C3E4
#9BCDE8
#ACD6EC
#C1E0F1
#D1E8F5
#E6F3F9

Shades

#50A8D7
#2E95CC
#2679A6
#1D5E81
#15435B
#0C2736

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #76BBE0.

How #76BBE0 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#76BBE0
Protanopia#B2B2E0
Protanomaly#9DB5E0
Deuteranopia#A8A8E1
Deuteranomaly#97B0E1
Tritanopia#6CC0C0
Tritanomaly#70BECE
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #76BBE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-76bbe0: #76BBE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #76BBE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-76bbe0': '#76BBE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.463, green: 0.733, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_76bbe0">#76BBE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#76BBE0"

More Blue Colors

#76BBE0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#76BBE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #76BBE0?

#76BBE0 is a light blue — rgb(118, 187, 224) in RGB and hsl(201, 63%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aero (#7CB9E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #76BBE0?

#76BBE0 is rgb(118, 187, 224) — red 118, green 187, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #76BBE0?

#76BBE0 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 17%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #76BBE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #76BBE0 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #76BBE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #76BBE0 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 7.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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