#74ACED#74ACED

#74ACED is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.112 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74ACED
RGB	rgb(116, 172, 237)
HSL	hsl(212, 77%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(212, 51%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.99, -0.48, -38.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.99, 38.15, 269.28°)
OKLab	oklab(73.19% -0.0328 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(73.19% 0.112 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.2358, 39.3297, 85.7335)
Luminance	0.3933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#74ACED #EDB574

analogous

#74E9ED #74ACED #7974ED

triadic

#74ACED #ED74AC #ACED74

tetradic

#74ACED #ED74E9 #EDB574 #74ED79

square

#74ACED #ED74E9 #EDB574 #74ED79

split-complementary

#74ACED #ED7974 #E9ED74

monochromatic

#1A6DCC #3E8CE6 #74ACED #AACCF4 #E0EDFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#74ACED on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.87

#74ACED on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #74ACED

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74ACED	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##74ACED	1.00	2.37	8.87	8.87
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92AFF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83A3EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35BBC3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74aced;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 172, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.112 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3c4f3',
    500: '#74aced',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74aced;
$custom-light: #a3c4f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74aced",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.231,
    "s": 77.07,
    "l": 69.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73186,
    "c": 0.11188,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74ACED

secondary

#F0E0CD

accent

#7A0CD9

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FD

border

#CED1D5

text

#101217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #74ACED

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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