Palettes / Colors / #75CDFF

#75CDFF — Light Vivid Blue

#75CDFF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#75CDFF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FFA875; it also sits naturally between #75FFED and #7588FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 46% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #75CDFF

.text { color: #75CDFF; }
.background { background-color: #75CDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #75CDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 205, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 100%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #75CDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 205, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #75CDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 205, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#75CDFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#75CDFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFA875:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #75CDFF: #000000.

How #75CDFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #75CDFF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #75CDFE  ·  #75CE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #75CDFF?

#75CDFF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 117, 205, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #75CDFF?

#75CDFF is RGB 117, 205, 255 — HSL 202°, 100%, 73% — CMYK 54%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #75CDFF?

Its complement is #FFA875; analogous partners are #75FFED and #7588FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #75CDFF for text?

Black text on #75CDFF has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.