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Colour

#74AFEB

  • #74AFEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#74AFEB is a blue with RGB values 116, 175, 235 and HSL 210°, 75%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#74AFEB#74AFEB
HEX#74AFEB
RGBrgb(116, 175, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6863, 0.9216
RGB percentages45.5%, 68.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(210.3, 74.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 50.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK50.6%, 25.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,647,211
CSS custom property--colour: #74AFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#8B5014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A5EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#37BDC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB074
Analogous#74EAEB, #7574EB
Triadic#EB74AF, #AFEB74
Split complementary#EB7574, #EAEB74
Tetradic#EB74EA, #EBB074, #74EB75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFCFE
Lighter +20%#CDE2F8
Lighter +10%#A1C9F1
Darker −10%#4795E5
Darker −20%#1F7CDA
Darker −30%#1962AD
Darker −40%#124981
More saturated +25%#60AFFF
Less saturated −25%#88AFD7

Channel breakdown

R116
G175
B235
Red116 (45.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue210.25°
Saturation (HSL)74.84%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G AF · B EB

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