#74bfdb

Color #74bfdb

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 5.71 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#74bfdb

RGB

rgb(116, 191, 219)

HSL

hsl(196.3, 58.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.3, 47%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(47%, 12.8%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(73.6, -15.89, -21.25)

LCH

lch(73.6, 26.53, 233.21)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0845, 223.99)

HWB

hwb(196.3, 45.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#db9074

Analogous

#74dbc4

#74bfdb

#748cdb

Triadic

#74bfdb

#db74bf

#bfdb74

Split-complementary

#74bfdb

#db748c

#dbc474

Tetradic

#74bfdb

#9074db

#db9074

#bfdb74

Square

#74bfdb

#c474db

#db9074

#8cdb74

Shades

Color #74bfdb mixed toward black.

#48abd0

#2e8eb1

#226a85

#174759

#0b232c

Tints

Color #74bfdb mixed toward white.

#8bcae1

#a2d4e7

#badfed

#d1eaf3

#e8f4f9

Tones

Color #74bfdb mixed toward gray.

#7dbbd2

#85b7ca

#8eb3c1

#96afb9

#9fabb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9bd5 · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#9690d3 · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#79cfce · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74bfdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74bfdb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#74bfdb (#74bfdb) is rgb(116, 191, 219) in RGB.

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

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