Nearest-color comparison
Electric Blue #7DF9FF vs Light Sky Blue #87CEFA: RGB distance 44.4 and contrast 1.38:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Electric Blue and Light Sky Blue are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 44.4. Electric Blue is lighter by 0.2313, and Electric Blue is more saturated by 8 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.38:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Electric Blue and Light Sky Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
cyan color
Electric Blue is #7DF9FF, a cool cyan with hue 183°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.7933. Beside Light Sky Blue, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 16.87:1.
blue color
Light Sky Blue is #87CEFA, a cool blue with hue 203°, saturation 92% and luminance 0.562. Beside Electric Blue, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 12.24:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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