#74adcb

Color #74adcb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.99 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#74adcb

RGB

rgb(116, 173, 203)

HSL

hsl(200.7, 45.5%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.7, 42.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.9%, 14.8%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(67.95, -10.73, -21.09)

LCH

lch(67.95, 23.66, 243.03)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0738, 232.1)

HWB

hwb(200.7, 45.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb9274

Analogous

#74cbbd

#74adcb

#7481cb

Triadic

#74adcb

#cb74ad

#adcb74

Split-complementary

#74adcb

#cb7481

#cbbd74

Tetradic

#74adcb

#9274cb

#cb9274

#adcb74

Square

#74adcb

#bd74cb

#cb9274

#81cb74

Shades

Color #74adcb mixed toward black.

#4d96bc

#3a799b

#2b5b74

#1d3d4d

#0e1e27

Tints

Color #74adcb mixed toward white.

#8bbbd4

#a2c8dc

#b9d6e5

#d1e4ee

#e8f1f6

Tones

Color #74adcb mixed toward gray.

#7babc4

#82a8bc

#8aa6b5

#91a4ae

#98a2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9091c4 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#8d88c3 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#78bfbe · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #74adcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74adcb]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#74adcb (#74adcb) is rgb(116, 173, 203) in RGB.

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

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