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Colour

#74B9E0

  • #74B9E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#74B9E0 is a blue with RGB values 116, 185, 224 and HSL 202°, 64%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#74B9E0#74B9E0
HEX#74B9E0
RGBrgb(116, 185, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7255, 0.8784
RGB percentages45.5%, 72.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(201.7, 63.5%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 48.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK48.2%, 17.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,649,760
CSS custom property--colour: #74B9E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#8B461F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B7E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#98ACDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3EC3C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8Sky blue · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.5Light blue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E09B74
Analogous#74E0D1, #7483E0
Triadic#E074B9, #B9E074
Split complementary#E07483, #E0D174
Tetradic#D174E0, #E09B74, #83E074

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F8FC
Lighter +20%#C7E3F3
Lighter +10%#9ECEE9
Darker −10%#4AA4D7
Darker −20%#2B8CC3
Darker −30%#226E99
Darker −40%#19506F
More saturated +25%#5FBFF5
Less saturated −25%#89B3CB

Channel breakdown

R116
G185
B224
Red116 (45.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue201.67°
Saturation (HSL)63.53%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G B9 · B E0

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