#74a7ec

Color #74a7ec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#74a7ec

RGB

rgb(116, 167, 236)

HSL

hsl(214.5, 75.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.5, 50.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.8%, 29.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(67.58, 2.03, -39.8)

LCH

lch(67.58, 39.85, 272.92)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.115, 256.22)

HWB

hwb(214.5, 45.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecb974

Analogous

#74e3ec

#74a7ec

#7d74ec

Triadic

#74a7ec

#ec74a7

#a7ec74

Split-complementary

#74a7ec

#ec7d74

#e3ec74

Tetradic

#74a7ec

#b974ec

#ecb974

#a7ec74

Square

#74a7ec

#ec74e3

#ecb974

#74ec7d

Shades

Color #74a7ec mixed toward black.

#4086e5

#1c68ce

#154e9b

#0e3467

#071a34

Tints

Color #74a7ec mixed toward white.

#8bb6ef

#a2c4f2

#b9d3f5

#d1e2f9

#e8f0fc

Tones

Color #74a7ec mixed toward gray.

#7ea8e2

#88aad8

#92abce

#9cadc4

#a6aeba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8dde · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#8a86da · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#77d2cf · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74a7ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74a7ec]

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

#74a7ec (#74a7ec) is rgb(116, 167, 236) in RGB.

No, #74a7ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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