#74ADEF#74ADEF

#74ADEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.114 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74ADEF
RGB	rgb(116, 173, 239)
HSL	hsl(212, 79%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(212, 51%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 27.6%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.35, -0.44, -38.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.35, 38.68, 269.35°)
OKLab	oklab(73.5% -0.0334 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(73.5% 0.114 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.7206, 39.8293, 87.3447)
Luminance	0.3983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74ADEF #EFB674

analogous

#74EBEF #74ADEF #7974EF

triadic

#74ADEF #EF74AD #ADEF74

tetradic

#74ADEF #EF74EB #EFB674 #74EF79

square

#74ADEF #EF74EB #EFB674 #74EF79

split-complementary

#74ADEF #EF7974 #EBEF74

monochromatic

#186ED1 #3D8DE9 #74ADEF #ABCDF5 #E2EEFC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#74ADEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.97

#74ADEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #74ADEF

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74ADEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##74ADEF	1.00	2.34	8.97	8.97
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93B0F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83A4EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33BCC4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74adef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 173, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.114 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3c5f4',
    500: '#74adef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74adef;
$custom-light: #a3c5f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74adef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.195,
    "s": 79.355,
    "l": 69.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73495,
    "c": 0.1135,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74ADEF

secondary

#F1E1CE

accent

#7A0ADC

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FD

border

#CED1D5

text

#101217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #74ADEF

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

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