#74BBEE#74BBEE
#74BBEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.103 H 241.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74BBEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 187, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 78%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 51%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.3%, 21.4%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.17, -8.41, -32.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.17, 33.29, 255.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.49% -0.0495 -0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.49% 0.103 241.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3999, 45.4235, 87.5110) |
| Luminance | 0.4543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 2.89
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 3.73
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 3.88
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.13
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.88
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74BBEE #EEA774
analogous
#74EEE4 #74BBEE #747EEE
triadic
#74BBEE #EE74BB #BBEE74
tetradic
#74BBEE #E474EE #EEA774 #7EEE74
square
#74BBEE #E474EE #EEA774 #7EEE74
split-complementary
#74BBEE #EE747E #EEE474
monochromatic
#1983CE #3DA0E7 #74BBEE #ABD6F5 #E1F0FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#74BBEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#74BBEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74BBEE
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74BBEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74BBEE | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5BBF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94AEED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2FC8CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74bbee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 187, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.103 241.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3cff3',
500: '#74bbee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74bbee; $custom-light: #a3cff3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74bbee",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 187,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.082,
"s": 78.205,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76493,
"c": 0.10259,
"h": 241.1
},
"luminance": 0.45427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74BBEE
secondary
#F0DCCD
accent
#620BDA
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FD
border
#CED2D5
text
#101317
muted
#7F8285