Information about #76B8EF color

#76B8EF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#76B8EF falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(118, 184, 239) — 46.3% red, 72.2% green, 93.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 47 / 22 / 0 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #76B8EF reads as a energetic, saturated azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aero (#7CB9E8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Argentinian Blue (#6CB4EE) and Bleu Celeste (#7EC0EE).

In RGB terms — rgb(118, 184, 239) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #76B8EF: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #76B8EF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#76B8EF color variations

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

#76B8EF 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 #76B8EF

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

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

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#76B8EF
  • RGB118, 184, 239
  • CMYK47, 22, 0, 6
  • CSSrgb(118, 184, 239)
  • HSL207°, 79%, 70%
  • HSL Precise207.273°, 79.085%, 70%
  • HSV207°, 51%, 94%
  • HSB207°, 51%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • GLSLvec3(0.463, 0.722, 0.937)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.463, 0.722, 0.937, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.463, 0.722, 0.937)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID76B8EF
  • DECIMAL ID7780591
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01