#74c6e8

Color #74c6e8

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 4.73 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#74c6e8

RGB

rgb(116, 198, 232)

HSL

hsl(197.6, 71.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.6, 50%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 14.7%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(76.02, -15.94, -24.59)

LCH

lch(76.02, 29.3, 237.05)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0936, 226.78)

HWB

hwb(197.6, 45.5%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e89674

Analogous

#74e8d0

#74c6e8

#748ce8

Triadic

#74c6e8

#e874c6

#c6e874

Split-complementary

#74c6e8

#e8748c

#e8d074

Tetradic

#74c6e8

#9674e8

#e89674

#c6e874

Square

#74c6e8

#d074e8

#e89674

#8ce874

Shades

Color #74c6e8 mixed toward black.

#42b2e0

#2196c7

#197195

#104b63

#082632

Tints

Color #74c6e8 mixed toward white.

#8bcfec

#a2d9f0

#b9e2f3

#d1ecf7

#e8f5fb

Tones

Color #74c6e8 mixed toward gray.

#7ec2de

#87bed5

#91bacb

#9bb6c1

#a4b2b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9fe0 · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#9a93df · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#7adad9 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #74c6e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#74c6e8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#74c6e8 (#74c6e8) is rgb(116, 198, 232) in RGB.

No, #74c6e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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