Information about #76B8EA color

#76B8EA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #76B8EA is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(118, 184, 234) — 46.3% red, 72.2% green, 91.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 45 / 20 / 0 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored sky-leaning azure, #76B8EA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aero (#7CB9E8). Slightly further away sit Argentinian Blue (#6CB4EE) and Bleu Celeste (#7EC0EE).

The recipe behind #76B8EA is rgb(118, 184, 234), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #76B8EA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#76B8EA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#76B8EA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #76B8EA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Soft Azure color link
Soft Azure

#7EB8FC

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#76B8EA
  • RGB118, 184, 234
  • CMYK45, 20, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(118, 184, 234)
  • HSL206°, 73%, 69%
  • HSL Precise205.862°, 73.418%, 69.02%
  • HSV206°, 50%, 92%
  • HSB206°, 50%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • GLSLvec3(0.463, 0.722, 0.918)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.463, 0.722, 0.918, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.463, 0.722, 0.918)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID76B8EA
  • DECIMAL ID7780586
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01