#74aade

Color #74aade

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.22 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#74aade

RGB

rgb(116, 170, 222)

HSL

hsl(209.4, 61.6%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.4, 47.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.7%, 23.4%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(67.82, -3.76, -31.75)

LCH

lch(67.82, 31.97, 263.25)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0952, 248.37)

HWB

hwb(209.4, 45.5%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dea874

Analogous

#74dedd

#74aade

#7475de

Triadic

#74aade

#de74aa

#aade74

Split-complementary

#74aade

#de7475

#dedd74

Tetradic

#74aade

#a874de

#dea874

#aade74

Square

#74aade

#dd74de

#dea874

#75de74

Shades

Color #74aade mixed toward black.

#478ed3

#2b72b6

#205689

#16395b

#0b1d2e

Tints

Color #74aade mixed toward white.

#8bb8e4

#a2c6e9

#bad5ef

#d1e3f4

#e8f1fa

Tones

Color #74aade mixed toward gray.

#7daad5

#86aacc

#8faac4

#97a9bb

#a0a9b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fd3 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#8b87d0 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#77cac8 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74aade;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74aade]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#74aade (#74aade) is rgb(116, 170, 222) in RGB.

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

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