Close to Cornflower Blue
#76A9FF
#76A9FF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 46.3% red, 66.3% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #76A9FF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.36:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.89:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.36:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.89:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #76A9FF as they’d see it.
#76A9FF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #76A9FF
What color is #76A9FF?
#76A9FF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 46.3% red, 66.3% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #76A9FF in RGB?
#76A9FF is rgb(118, 169, 255): 118 red, 169 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #76A9FF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(54, 34, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #76A9FF?
PANTONE 279 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #76A9FF?
Its complement #CFA151 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.