#74abd9

Color #74abd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.87 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#74abd9

RGB

rgb(116, 171, 217)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 57.1%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 46.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.5%, 21.2%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(67.91, -5.74, -28.87)

LCH

lch(67.91, 29.44, 258.75)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0888, 244.68)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 45.5%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9a274

Analogous

#74d9d4

#74abd9

#7479d9

Triadic

#74abd9

#d974ab

#abd974

Split-complementary

#74abd9

#d97479

#d9d474

Tetradic

#74abd9

#a274d9

#d9a274

#abd974

Square

#74abd9

#d474d9

#d9a274

#79d974

Shades

Color #74abd9 mixed toward black.

#4891cd

#3075ae

#245883

#183a57

#0c1d2c

Tints

Color #74abd9 mixed toward white.

#8bb9df

#a2c7e6

#b9d5ec

#d1e3f2

#e8f1f9

Tones

Color #74abd9 mixed toward gray.

#7caad1

#85aac8

#8da9c0

#96a8b7

#9ea7af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f90cf · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#8c88cd · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#78c7c5 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #74abd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74abd9]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#74abd9 (#74abd9) is rgb(116, 171, 217) in RGB.

No, #74abd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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