#74a4e4

Color #74a4e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.15 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#74a4e4

RGB

rgb(116, 164, 228)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 67.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 49.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.1%, 28.1%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(66.42, 1.35, -37.23)

LCH

lch(66.42, 37.25, 272.08)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.1075, 255.9)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 45.5%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4b474

Analogous

#74dce4

#74a4e4

#7c74e4

Triadic

#74a4e4

#e474a4

#a4e474

Split-complementary

#74a4e4

#e47c74

#dce474

Tetradic

#74a4e4

#b474e4

#e4b474

#a4e474

Square

#74a4e4

#e474dc

#e4b474

#74e47c

Shades

Color #74a4e4 mixed toward black.

#4485db

#2568c0

#1c4e90

#133460

#091a30

Tints

Color #74a4e4 mixed toward white.

#8bb3e9

#a2c2ed

#bad2f2

#d1e1f6

#e8f0fb

Tones

Color #74a4e4 mixed toward gray.

#7ea5db

#87a7d1

#90a8c8

#99a9bf

#a3abb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8cd7 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#8985d3 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#77ccc9 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74a4e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74a4e4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#74a4e4 (#74a4e4) is rgb(116, 164, 228) in RGB.

No, #74a4e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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