#74ADD2#74ADD2

#74ADD2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.080 H 237.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74ADD2
RGB	rgb(116, 173, 210)
HSL	hsl(204, 51%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(204, 45%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.21, -8.80, -24.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.21, 26.09, 250.28°)
OKLab	oklab(72.22% -0.0428 -0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(72.22% 0.08 237.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.7748, 38.2510, 66.5637)
Luminance	0.3825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74ADD2 #D29974

analogous

#74D2C8 #74ADD2 #747ED2

triadic

#74ADD2 #D274AD #ADD274

tetradic

#74ADD2 #C874D2 #D29974 #7ED274

square

#74ADD2 #C874D2 #D29974 #7ED274

split-complementary

#74ADD2 #D2747E #D2C874

monochromatic

#32719A #4692C3 #74ADD2 #A2C8E1 #D0E4F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#74ADD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.65

#74ADD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #74ADD2

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74ADD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##74ADD2	1.00	2.43	8.65	8.65
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CACD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90A2D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4CB6B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74add2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 173, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.080 237.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0c5e0',
    500: '#74add2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74add2;
$custom-light: #a0c5e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74add2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.617,
    "s": 51.087,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72218,
    "c": 0.08038,
    "h": 237.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.38253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74ADD2

secondary

#E1CDC0

accent

#6327BE

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#0F1215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #74ADD2

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

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