#74AECD#74AECD

#74AECD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.075 H 232.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74AECD
RGB	rgb(116, 174, 205)
HSL	hsl(201, 47%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(201, 43%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.31, -10.72, -21.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.31, 24.16, 243.66°)
OKLab	oklab(72.24% -0.0458 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(72.24% 0.075 232.6)
XYZ	xyz(33.3541, 38.3906, 63.3983)
Luminance	0.3839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74AECD #CD9374

analogous

#74CDBF #74AECD #7481CD

triadic

#74AECD #CD74AE #AECD74

tetradic

#74AECD #BF74CD #CD9374 #81CD74

square

#74AECD #BF74CD #CD9374 #81CD74

split-complementary

#74AECD #CD7481 #CDBF74

monochromatic

#357192 #4794BD #74AECD #A1C8DD #CEE2ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#74AECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.68

#74AECD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #74AECD

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74AECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##74AECD	1.00	2.42	8.68	8.68
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FACCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A2CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4FB6B8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74aecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 174, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.075 232.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a0c6dc',
    500: '#74aecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74aecd;
$custom-light: #a0c6dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74aecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.899,
    "s": 47.09,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72239,
    "c": 0.07534,
    "h": 232.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.38393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74AECD

secondary

#DECABE

accent

#5D2BBA

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#0F1315

muted

#7F8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #74AECD

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

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