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Recognised as Colour

#74B1BD

  • #74B1BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#74B1BD is a cyan with RGB values 116, 177, 189 and HSL 190°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#74B1BD#74B1BD
HEX#74B1BD
RGBrgb(116, 177, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.6941, 0.7412
RGB percentages45.5%, 69.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(189.9, 35.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 38.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK38.6%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,647,677
CSS custom property--colour: #74B1BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#8B4E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7ADBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA3BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#57B7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.5Sky blue · ΔE 14Light blue · ΔE 16.2Powder blue · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8074
Analogous#74BDA4, #748DBD
Triadic#BD74B1, #B1BD74
Split complementary#BD748D, #BDA574
Tetradic#A474BD, #BD8074, #8CBD74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#DCEBEE
Lighter +20%#B9D8DE
Lighter +10%#97C4CD
Darker −10%#529DAC
Darker −20%#417E8A
Darker −30%#315E67
Darker −40%#213F44
More saturated +25%#5AC2D7
Less saturated −25%#8EA0A3

Channel breakdown

R116
G177
B189
Red116 (45.5%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue189.86°
Saturation (HSL)35.61%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G B1 · B BD

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