Nearest named color: Sky Blue
#75D1F0
#75D1F0
Nearest named
Sky Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
81.5%
Chroma
0.098
Hue angle
222.1°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.73:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
10.74:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#66CCFF
CSS oklch()
81% 0.10 222

#75D1F0 is a soft, cool blue. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered. It is too pale to lead as a primary accent and sits well as a supporting tone.

Palettes built on #75D1F0

Not just a swatch — here's how #75D1F0 works with other colors. Named schemes with #75D1F0 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Sky Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Sky Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Sky Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Sky Blue.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Sky Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Sky Blue carrying the quiet middle.

Modern Café Dominant · 5 colors

Sky Blue anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.

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Color Lab

How #75D1F0 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 21/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 67/100
High
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 18/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 2/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 34/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 26/100
Low
Understated — leans refined without going austere.
Brand distinctiveness 38/100
Low
Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.
UI accent fit 23/100
Low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 53/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 74/100
High
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #75D1F0

For UI
For branding
For interior
For fashion

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 10.7:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #E7F4F9 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #75A8F0 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #75D1F0 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #75D1F0;
  --color-base-rgb: 117 209 240;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(81.5% 0.098 222.1);
  --color-50: #F1FBFE;
  --color-100: #D9F3FC;
  --color-200: #B6E6F7;
  --color-300: #84D1EB;
  --color-400: #57BADB;
  --color-500: #349EC1;
  --color-600: #2F7A93;
  --color-700: #275868;
  --color-800: #1D3A44;
  --color-900: #142429;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}