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#76BDFF Cooler Than Ever

#76BDFF is a light, moderately saturated blue named Cooler Than Ever. In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 74.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(118, 189, 255)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 54% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #76BDFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.49:1.

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Variations of #76BDFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#76BDFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#76BDFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #76BDFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8FB1FE
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1BFFF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96BDFF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8FB1FE
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8AB6FE
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #19CCD4
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #60C4EC
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAB9CC

#76BDFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.00:1 Very poor#76BDFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.49:1 Very good#76BDFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#76BDFF in CSS

/* Cooler Than Ever */
.color { color: #76BDFF; }
.background { background-color: #76BDFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #76BDFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(118 189 255);
color: hsl(209 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.778 0.119 247.9);

#76BDFF FAQ

What color is #76BDFF?

#76BDFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Cooler Than Ever. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #76BDFF?

#76BDFF is rgb(118, 189, 255) in RGB, hsl(209, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(54%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #76BDFF?

The complementary color of #76BDFF is #FFB876, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #76BDFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #76BDFF: 10.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #76BDFF a warm or cool color?

#76BDFF is a cool color.