#74ADEB#74ADEB
#74ADEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.109 H 251.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74ADEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 173, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 75%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 51%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.6%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.18, -1.63, -36.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.18, 36.80, 267.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.31% -0.0346 -0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.31% 0.109 251.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1362, 39.5955, 84.2669) |
| Luminance | 0.3960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.15
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.47
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.17
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.24
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.35
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74ADEB #EBB274
analogous
#74E8EB #74ADEB #7774EB
triadic
#74ADEB #EB74AD #ADEB74
tetradic
#74ADEB #EB74E8 #EBB274 #74EB77
square
#74ADEB #EB74E8 #EBB274 #74EB77
split-complementary
#74ADEB #EB7774 #E8EB74
monochromatic
#1D6FC8 #3E8DE3 #74ADEB #AACDF3 #DFECFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#74ADEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#74ADEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74ADEB
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74ADEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74ADEB | 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)
#94AFEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85A4EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#37BBC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74adeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 173, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.109 251.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c5f1',
500: '#74adeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74adeb; $custom-light: #a2c5f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74adeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 173,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.261,
"s": 74.843,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73309,
"c": 0.10859,
"h": 251.4
},
"luminance": 0.39598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74ADEB
secondary
#EFDECC
accent
#770FD7
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185