#74a2eb

Color #74a2eb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.11 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#74a2eb

RGB

rgb(116, 162, 235)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 74.8%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 50.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.6%, 31.1%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(66.17, 4.57, -41.45)

LCH

lch(66.17, 41.7, 276.29)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.1185, 259.35)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 45.5%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebbd74

Analogous

#74ddeb

#74a2eb

#8174eb

Triadic

#74a2eb

#eb74a2

#a2eb74

Split-complementary

#74a2eb

#eb8174

#ddeb74

Tetradic

#74a2eb

#bd74eb

#ebbd74

#a2eb74

Square

#74a2eb

#eb74dd

#ebbd74

#74eb81

Shades

Color #74a2eb mixed toward black.

#4180e4

#1d61cc

#164999

#0f3166

#071833

Tints

Color #74a2eb mixed toward white.

#8bb1ee

#a2c1f2

#b9d0f5

#d1e0f8

#e8effc

Tones

Color #74a2eb mixed toward gray.

#7ea4e1

#88a6d7

#92a9cd

#9cabc3

#a6adb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8bdc · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#8884d8 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#77d0cd · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74a2eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74a2eb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#74a2eb (#74a2eb) is rgb(116, 162, 235) in RGB.

No, #74a2eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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