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Recognised as Colour

#74AFBE

  • #74AFBE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#74AFBE is a cyan with RGB values 116, 175, 190 and HSL 192°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#74AFBE#74AFBE
HEX#74AFBE
RGBrgb(116, 175, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6863, 0.7451
RGB percentages45.5%, 68.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(192.2, 36.3%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.2, 38.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK38.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,647,166
CSS custom property--colour: #74AFBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#8B5041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4ABBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A2BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#57B5B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.4Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Light blue · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18Powder blue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8374
Analogous#74BEA8, #748ABE
Triadic#BE74AF, #AFBE74
Split complementary#BE748A, #BEA874
Tetradic#A874BE, #BE8374, #8ABE74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEBEF
Lighter +20%#BAD7DF
Lighter +10%#97C3CE
Darker −10%#519BAE
Darker −20%#417C8B
Darker −30%#315D68
Darker −40%#213E46
More saturated +25%#5ABED8
Less saturated −25%#8EA0A5

Channel breakdown

R116
G175
B190
Red116 (45.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue192.16°
Saturation (HSL)36.27%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G AF · B BE

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