#74ADEE#74ADEE

#74ADEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.112 H 252.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74ADEE
RGB	rgb(116, 173, 238)
HSL	hsl(212, 78%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(212, 51%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 27.3%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.31, -0.74, -38.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.31, 38.21, 268.89°)
OKLab	oklab(73.45% -0.0337 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(73.45% 0.112 252.5)
XYZ	xyz(37.5733, 39.7703, 86.5688)
Luminance	0.3977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74ADEE #EEB574

analogous

#74EAEE #74ADEE #7874EE

triadic

#74ADEE #EE74AD #ADEE74

tetradic

#74ADEE #EE74EA #EEB574 #74EE78

square

#74ADEE #EE74EA #EEB574 #74EE78

split-complementary

#74ADEE #EE7874 #EAEE74

monochromatic

#196ECE #3D8DE7 #74ADEE #ABCDF5 #E1EDFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#74ADEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95

#74ADEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #74ADEE

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74ADEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##74ADEE	1.00	2.35	8.95	8.95
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93B0F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84A4ED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34BCC4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74adee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 173, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.112 252.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3c5f3',
    500: '#74adee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74adee;
$custom-light: #a3c5f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74adee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.967,
    "s": 78.205,
    "l": 69.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73448,
    "c": 0.11226,
    "h": 252.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.39773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74ADEE

secondary

#F0E0CD

accent

#7A0BDA

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FD

border

#CED1D5

text

#101217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #74ADEE

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

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