#74BEEF#74BEEF
#74BEEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.102 H 239.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74BEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 190, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 79%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 51%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.5%, 20.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.04, -9.74, -31.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.04, 32.88, 252.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.2% -0.0526 -0.0875) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.2% 0.102 239) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1903, 46.7686, 88.5013) |
| Luminance | 0.4677 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 2.73
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 3.20
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.74
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 4.26
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.35
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74BEEF #EFA574
analogous
#74EFE2 #74BEEF #7481EF
triadic
#74BEEF #EF74BE #BEEF74
tetradic
#74BEEF #E274EF #EFA574 #81EF74
square
#74BEEF #E274EF #EFA574 #81EF74
split-complementary
#74BEEF #EF7481 #EFE274
monochromatic
#1887D1 #3DA4E9 #74BEEF #ABD8F5 #E2F1FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#74BEEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.35
#74BEEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74BEEF
10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74BEEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74BEEF | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.35 | 10.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8BDF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97B0EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2CCACE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74beef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 190, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.102 239.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3d1f4',
500: '#74beef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74beef; $custom-light: #a3d1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74beef",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 190,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.902,
"s": 79.355,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77195,
"c": 0.10211,
"h": 239
},
"luminance": 0.46772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74BEEF
secondary
#F1DCCE
accent
#5D0ADC
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FD
border
#CED2D5
text
#101417
muted
#7F8285