#74AAFE#74AAFE
#74AAFE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.135 H 258.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74AAFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 170, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 99%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 54%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.3%, 33.1%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.19, 5.78, -47.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.19, 47.43, 277.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.59% -0.0259 -0.1328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.59% 0.135 258.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4604, 39.6151, 99.3138) |
| Luminance | 0.3962 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.03
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.70
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.17
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.99
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 8.95
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74AAFE #FEC874
analogous
#74EFFE #74AAFE #8374FE
triadic
#74AAFE #FE74AA #AAFE74
tetradic
#74AAFE #FE74EF #FEC874 #74FE83
square
#74AAFE #FE74EF #FEC874 #74FE83
split-complementary
#74AAFE #FE8374 #EFFE74
monochromatic
#0261F6 #3785FE #74AAFE #B1CFFE #E1ECFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#74AAFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#74AAFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74AAFE
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74AAFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74AAFE | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88B0FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#77A3FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1BBDC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74aafe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 170, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.135 258.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4c3ff',
500: '#74aafe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74aafe; $custom-light: #a4c3ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74aafe",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 170,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.522,
"s": 98.571,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73592,
"c": 0.13533,
"h": 258.9
},
"luminance": 0.39618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74AAFE
secondary
#F7E9D4
accent
#8C00E6
background
#FAFBFF
surface
#F4F7FF
border
#CED0D7
text
#101218
muted
#7F8186