#74cef2

Color #74cef2

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 5.34 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#74cef2

RGB

rgb(116, 206, 242)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 82.9%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 52.1%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.1%, 14.9%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(78.61, -17.27, -26)

LCH

lch(78.61, 31.21, 236.41)

OKLCH

oklch(80.9%, 0.1001, 226.13)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 45.5%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f29874

Analogous

#74f2d7

#74cef2

#748ff2

Triadic

#74cef2

#f274ce

#cef274

Split-complementary

#74cef2

#f2748f

#f2d774

Tetradic

#74cef2

#9874f2

#f29874

#cef274

Square

#74cef2

#d774f2

#f29874

#8ff274

Shades

Color #74cef2 mixed toward black.

#3dbbed

#14a2da

#0f79a4

#0a516d

#052837

Tints

Color #74cef2 mixed toward white.

#8bd6f4

#a2def6

#bae7f9

#d1effb

#e8f7fd

Tones

Color #74cef2 mixed toward gray.

#7fcae8

#89c5dd

#94c1d3

#9ebcc8

#a9b8be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a4ea · ΔE 22.1

Deuteranopia

#9e97e8 · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#7be3e2 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 19.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #74cef2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74cef2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#74cef2 (#74cef2) is rgb(116, 206, 242) in RGB.

No, #74cef2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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