#74ADFF#74ADFF
#74ADFF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.134 H 257.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74ADFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 173, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 100%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 55%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.5%, 32.2%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.05, 4.39, -46.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.05, 46.48, 275.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.27% -0.029 -0.1305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.27% 0.134 257.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1898, 40.8169, 100.3489) |
| Luminance | 0.4082 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.56
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.78
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.01
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 7.83
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.24
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 9.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74ADFF #FFC674
analogous
#74F2FF #74ADFF #8174FF
triadic
#74ADFF #FF74AD #ADFF74
tetradic
#74ADFF #FF74F2 #FFC674 #74FF81
square
#74ADFF #FF74F2 #FFC674 #74FF81
split-complementary
#74ADFF #FF8174 #F2FF74
monochromatic
#0066F9 #3789FF #74ADFF #B1D1FF #E0EDFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#74ADFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#74ADFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74ADFF
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74ADFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74ADFF | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CB2FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7AA5FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#17BFCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74adff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 173, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.134 257.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a5c5ff',
500: '#74adff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74adff; $custom-light: #a5c5ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74adff",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 173,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.396,
"s": 100,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74273,
"c": 0.13366,
"h": 257.5
},
"luminance": 0.4082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74ADFF
secondary
#F7E9D4
accent
#8700E6
background
#FAFCFF
surface
#F4F8FF
border
#CED1D7
text
#101218
muted
#7F8186