#74ADFE#74ADFE
#74ADFE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.132 H 257.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74ADFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 173, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 99%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 54%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.3%, 31.9%, 0%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.00, 4.09, -45.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.00, 45.99, 275.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.22% -0.0292 -0.1291) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.22% 0.132 257.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.0292, 40.7527, 99.5034) |
| Luminance | 0.4076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.58
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.73
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.00
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.85
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.21
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74ADFE #FEC574
analogous
#74F2FE #74ADFE #8074FE
triadic
#74ADFE #FE74AD #ADFE74
tetradic
#74ADFE #FE74F2 #FEC574 #74FE80
square
#74ADFE #FE74F2 #FEC574 #74FE80
split-complementary
#74ADFE #FE8074 #F2FE74
monochromatic
#0267F6 #3789FE #74ADFE #B1D1FE #E1EDFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#74ADFE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#74ADFE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74ADFE
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74ADFE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74ADFE | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CB2FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7BA5FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#19BFCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74adfe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 173, 254); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.132 257.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4c5ff',
500: '#74adfe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74adfe; $custom-light: #a4c5ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74adfe",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 173,
"b": 254
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.217,
"s": 98.571,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74223,
"c": 0.13238,
"h": 257.2
},
"luminance": 0.40756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74ADFE
secondary
#F7E9D4
accent
#8700E6
background
#FAFCFF
surface
#F4F8FF
border
#CED1D7
text
#101218
muted
#7F8186