#76D6FFSky (#76D6FF) is a very light, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 228°, lightness 0.83 and chroma 0.107. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #76D6FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(118, 214, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 100%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 54%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54%, 16%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(81.4 -17.3 -28.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.832 0.107 228) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sky shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#88d2ef — ΔE 2.5, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green, loses intensity#81d7fa — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green#76d6ff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#75d7ff — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sky in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.64:1 and against black 12.83:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e2f6ff · #76d6ff · #56aed3 · #3587a8 · #10627e · #003e53
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#98ebfc · #76d6ff · #7bbcf1 · #7fa3de · #818bc7 · #7f75ac
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#76d6ff · #a1a5ca · #4695b5 · #6164a9 · #005975 · #303254
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d7f1fd · #76d6ff · #da8e66 · #3d6b7f · #234b5c · #132d38
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#76d6ff · #b4a9a4 · #6b7b82 · #4e4643 · #0f1f27 · #060201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fbefe9 · #d6c8c1 · #ad9d95 · #3b281f · #180701 · #76d6ff
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e0e7c2 · #76d6ff · #d08228 · #6c73aa · #533331 · #041111
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#76d6ff · #bea69a · #a56265 · #614100 · #3e010c · #100600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#76d6ff · #bca4af · #9d6381 · #4d4b00 · #201e00 · #060002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#76d6ff · #b4a6b9 · #8d6799 · #743203 · #072400 · #1e0500
#8CDCFF · #A1E2FF · #B4E7FF · #C6EDFF · #D8F2FF
#58AFD4 · #3A8AAA · #1C6783 · #00455C · #002534
#8CD3F4 · #9ED1E8 · #AFCEDC
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.