#0074b9

Color #0074b9

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.21 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#0074b9

RGB

rgb(0, 116, 185)

HSL

hsl(202.4, 100%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.4, 100%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 37.3%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(46.96, -1.2, -43.85)

LCH

lch(46.96, 43.87, 268.43)

OKLCH

oklch(54.1%, 0.1377, 245.5)

HWB

hwb(202.4, 0%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b94500

Analogous

#00b9a2

#0074b9

#0017b9

Triadic

#0074b9

#b90074

#74b900

Split-complementary

#0074b9

#b90017

#b9a200

Tetradic

#0074b9

#4500b9

#b94500

#74b900

Square

#0074b9

#a200b9

#b94500

#17b900

Shades

Color #0074b9 mixed toward black.

#00619a

#004d7b

#003a5d

#00273e

#00131f

Tints

Color #0074b9 mixed toward white.

#0096ef

#26aeff

#5dc2ff

#93d7ff

#c9ebff

Tones

Color #0074b9 mixed toward gray.

#0f70aa

#1f6c9a

#2e688b

#3e647b

#4d606c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.2:1

White text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4fac · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#4841a8 · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#17a09d · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 22.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #0074b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0074b9]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#0074b9 (#0074b9) is rgb(0, 116, 185) in RGB.

No, #0074b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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