#74a2df

Color #74a2df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.55 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#74a2df

RGB

rgb(116, 162, 223)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 62.6%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 48%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(48%, 27.4%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(65.65, 1.01, -35.66)

LCH

lch(65.65, 35.67, 271.62)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.103, 255.77)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 45.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfb174

Analogous

#74d8df

#74a2df

#7c74df

Triadic

#74a2df

#df74a2

#a2df74

Split-complementary

#74a2df

#df7c74

#d8df74

Tetradic

#74a2df

#b174df

#dfb174

#a2df74

Square

#74a2df

#df74d8

#dfb174

#74df7c

Shades

Color #74a2df mixed toward black.

#4683d4

#2a67b8

#204d8a

#15345c

#0b1a2e

Tints

Color #74a2df mixed toward white.

#8bb2e4

#a2c1ea

#bad1ef

#d1e0f4

#e8f0fa

Tones

Color #74a2df mixed toward gray.

#7da3d6

#86a5cd

#8fa6c4

#98a7bb

#a1a8b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8bd2 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#8884cf · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#77c8c5 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74a2df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74a2df]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#74a2df (#74a2df) is rgb(116, 162, 223) in RGB.

No, #74a2df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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