#74CAFA#74CAFA
#74CAFA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.108 H 234.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74CAFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 202, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 93%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.6%, 19.2%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.79, -12.92, -31.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.79, 34.09, 247.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.3% -0.0622 -0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.3% 0.108 234.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5719, 52.8523, 98.2239) |
| Luminance | 0.5286 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 1.05
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 2.17
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 2.34
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 3.89
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.27
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74CAFA #FAA474
analogous
#74FAE7 #74CAFA #7487FA
triadic
#74CAFA #FA74CA #CAFA74
tetradic
#74CAFA #E774FA #FAA474 #87FA74
square
#74CAFA #E774FA #FAA474 #87FA74
split-complementary
#74CAFA #FA7487 #FAE774
monochromatic
#089AEB #39B3F8 #74CAFA #AFE1FC #E1F4FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#74CAFA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.57
#74CAFA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #74CAFA
11.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74CAFA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74CAFA | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.57 | 11.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3C8FC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1BAF9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0AD7DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74cafa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 202, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.108 234.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a5dafc',
500: '#74cafa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74cafa; $custom-light: #a5dafc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74cafa",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 202,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.493,
"s": 93.056,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80301,
"c": 0.10767,
"h": 234.7
},
"luminance": 0.52856
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74CAFA
secondary
#D6733C
accent
#5200E6
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F7FBFF
border
#D0D4D7
text
#101417
muted
#818385