#74ADFA#74ADFA
#74ADFA is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.127 H 256.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74ADFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 173, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.6%, 30.8%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.82, 2.87, -43.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.82, 44.01, 273.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.02% -0.0303 -0.1236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.02% 0.127 256.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3954, 40.4992, 96.1651) |
| Luminance | 0.4050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.68
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.57
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.97
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.93
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.02
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74ADFA #FAC174
analogous
#74F0FA #74ADFA #7E74FA
triadic
#74ADFA #FA74AD #ADFA74
tetradic
#74ADFA #FA74F0 #FAC174 #74FA7E
square
#74ADFA #FA74F0 #FAC174 #74FA7E
split-complementary
#74ADFA #FA7E74 #F0FA74
monochromatic
#0869EB #398AF8 #74ADFA #AFD0FC #E1EEFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#74ADFA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.10
#74ADFA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74ADFA
9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74ADFA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74ADFA | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.10 | 9.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EB2FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7DA5F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#22BEC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74adfa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 173, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.127 256.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4c5fc',
500: '#74adfa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74adfa; $custom-light: #a4c5fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74adfa",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 173,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.478,
"s": 93.056,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74024,
"c": 0.12728,
"h": 256.2
},
"luminance": 0.40502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74ADFA
secondary
#F6E7D4
accent
#8400E6
background
#FAFCFF
surface
#F4F8FF
border
#CED1D7
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185