Information about #76BCE6 color

#76BCE6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #76BCE6 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(118, 188, 230) — 46.3% red, 73.7% green, 90.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 44 / 16 / 0 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #76BCE6 reads as a strongly colored steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Aero (#7CB9E8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bleu Celeste (#7EC0EE) and Argentinian Blue (#6CB4EE).

In RGB terms — rgb(118, 188, 230) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #76BCE6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. No one has named #76BCE6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#76BCE6 color variations

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

#76BCE6 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 #76BCE6

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

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#76BCE6
  • RGB118, 188, 230
  • CMYK44, 16, 0, 10
  • CSSrgb(118, 188, 230)
  • HSL203°, 69%, 68%
  • HSL Precise202.5°, 69.136%, 68.235%
  • HSV203°, 49%, 90%
  • HSB203°, 49%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • GLSLvec3(0.463, 0.737, 0.902)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.463, 0.737, 0.902, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.463, 0.737, 0.902)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB90.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID76BCE6
  • DECIMAL ID7781606
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01