#74a1f1

Color #74a1f1

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#74a1f1

RGB

rgb(116, 161, 241)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 81.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 51.9%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.9%, 33.2%, 0%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(66.18, 6.95, -44.74)

LCH

lch(66.18, 45.28, 278.83)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.1276, 261.34)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 45.5%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f1c474

Analogous

#74e0f1

#74a1f1

#8574f1

Triadic

#74a1f1

#f174a1

#a1f174

Split-complementary

#74a1f1

#f18574

#e0f174

Tetradic

#74a1f1

#c474f1

#f1c474

#a1f174

Square

#74a1f1

#f174e0

#f1c474

#74f185

Shades

Color #74a1f1 mixed toward black.

#3e7cec

#165cd8

#1045a2

#0b2e6c

#051736

Tints

Color #74a1f1 mixed toward white.

#8bb1f3

#a2c0f6

#b9d0f8

#d1e0fa

#e8effd

Tones

Color #74a1f1 mixed toward gray.

#7ea4e7

#89a7dc

#93aad2

#9eadc7

#a8b0bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8ae1 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#8784dd · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#77d3d0 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74a1f1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74a1f1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#74a1f1 (#74a1f1) is rgb(116, 161, 241) in RGB.

No, #74a1f1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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