#74ADFB#74ADFB
#74ADFB is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.129 H 256.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74ADFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 173, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 94%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 31.1%, 0%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.87, 3.17, -44.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.87, 44.50, 274.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.07% -0.03 -0.125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.07% 0.129 256.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5526, 40.5620, 96.9930) |
| Luminance | 0.4057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.65
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.61
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.98
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.91
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.08
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74ADFB #FBC274
analogous
#74F0FB #74ADFB #7F74FB
triadic
#74ADFB #FB74AD #ADFB74
tetradic
#74ADFB #FB74F0 #FBC274 #74FB7F
square
#74ADFB #FB74F0 #FBC274 #74FB7F
split-complementary
#74ADFB #FB7F74 #F0FB74
monochromatic
#0768EE #398AF9 #74ADFB #AFD0FD #E1EDFE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#74ADFB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#74ADFB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74ADFB
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74ADFB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74ADFB | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EB2FE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7DA5F9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#20BEC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74adfb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 173, 251); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.129 256.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4c5fd',
500: '#74adfb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74adfb; $custom-light: #a4c5fd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74adfb",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 173,
"b": 251
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.667,
"s": 94.406,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74074,
"c": 0.12855,
"h": 256.5
},
"luminance": 0.40565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74ADFB
secondary
#F6E8D4
accent
#8500E6
background
#FAFCFF
surface
#F4F8FF
border
#CED1D7
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185