What color is #76A8FF?

#76A8FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76A8FF?

The RGB value is 118, 168, 255: 118 red, 168 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76A8FF?

The complementary color is #FFCD76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76A8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76A8FF color

#76A8FF rgb(118, 168, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #76A8FF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 65.9% green and 100% blue (118, 168, 255).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77AAFF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#76A8FF color codes

HEX	`#76A8FF`
RGB	`rgb(118, 168, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 65.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 54%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 34%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.8, 7.64, -48.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.8, 48.82, 279.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.518, 39.074, 100.048)`
Decimal	`7776511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76A8FF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #76A8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#76A8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #76A8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76a8ff; }
.text { color: #76a8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76a8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 168 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76a8ff, #8976ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #76A8FF?: #76A8FF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76A8FF?: The RGB value is 118, 168, 255: 118 red, 168 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76A8FF?: The complementary color is #FFCD76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76A8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.