#74AFDA#74AFDA
#74AFDA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.088 H 241.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74AFDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 175, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 58%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 47%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.8%, 19.7%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.06, -7.65, -27.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.06, 28.68, 254.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.99% -0.0424 -0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.99% 0.088 241.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1829, 39.4324, 72.0733) |
| Luminance | 0.3943 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.08
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.81
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.90
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.23
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.40
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74AFDA #DA9F74
analogous
#74DAD2 #74AFDA #747CDA
triadic
#74AFDA #DA74AF #AFDA74
tetradic
#74AFDA #D274DA #DA9F74 #7CDA74
square
#74AFDA #D274DA #DA9F74 #7CDA74
split-complementary
#74AFDA #DA747C #DAD274
monochromatic
#2C73A7 #4493CD #74AFDA #A4CBE7 #D5E7F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#74AFDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.89
#74AFDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74AFDA
8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74AFDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74AFDA | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.89 | 8.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAFDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA4D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#46BABD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74afda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 175, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.088 241.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c6e5',
500: '#74afda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74afda; $custom-light: #a1c6e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74afda",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 175,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.294,
"s": 57.955,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72994,
"c": 0.08773,
"h": 241.1
},
"luminance": 0.39435
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74AFDA
secondary
#E6D2C4
accent
#6620C6
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#0F1315
muted
#7F8284