#76AEE8#76AEE8
#76AEE8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.103 H 250.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #76AEE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(118, 174, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 71%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 49%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.1%, 25%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -2.61, -34.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 34.82, 265.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.49% -0.0349 -0.097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.49% 0.103 250.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1677, 39.9471, 82.0803) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.97
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.45
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.51
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.96
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.29
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#76AEE8 #E8B076
analogous
#76E7E8 #76AEE8 #7776E8
triadic
#76AEE8 #E876AE #AEE876
tetradic
#76AEE8 #E876E7 #E8B076 #76E877
square
#76AEE8 #E876E7 #E8B076 #76E877
split-complementary
#76AEE8 #E87776 #E7E876
monochromatic
#2170C3 #428FDF #76AEE8 #AACDF1 #DFECFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#76AEE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#76AEE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #76AEE8
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##76AEE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##76AEE8 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97B0EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A4E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#40BBC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #76aee8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(118, 174, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.103 250.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3c6ef',
500: '#76aee8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #76aee8; $custom-light: #a3c6ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#76aee8",
"rgb": {
"r": 118,
"g": 174,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.526,
"s": 71.25,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73492,
"c": 0.10314,
"h": 250.2
},
"luminance": 0.3995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#76AEE8
secondary
#EEDDCC
accent
#7412D3
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101316
muted
#7F8284