#74b0e5

Color #74b0e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#74b0e5

RGB

rgb(116, 176, 229)

HSL

hsl(208.1, 68.5%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.1, 49.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.3%, 23.1%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(69.77, -5.04, -32.58)

LCH

lch(69.77, 32.97, 261.21)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0993, 246.3)

HWB

hwb(208.1, 45.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5a974

Analogous

#74e5e1

#74b0e5

#7477e5

Triadic

#74b0e5

#e574b0

#b0e574

Split-complementary

#74b0e5

#e57477

#e5e174

Tetradic

#74b0e5

#a974e5

#e5a974

#b0e574

Square

#74b0e5

#e174e5

#e5a974

#77e574

Shades

Color #74b0e5 mixed toward black.

#4394dc

#2478c2

#1b5a91

#123c61

#091e30

Tints

Color #74b0e5 mixed toward white.

#8bbde9

#a2caee

#b9d7f2

#d1e5f6

#e8f2fb

Tones

Color #74b0e5 mixed toward gray.

#7dafdc

#87afd2

#90aec9

#9aaebf

#a3adb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292da · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#8e8ad7 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#78d0ce · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74b0e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74b0e5]

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Slate Gray #708090

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Frequently asked questions

#74b0e5 (#74b0e5) is rgb(116, 176, 229) in RGB.

No, #74b0e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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