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Colour

#74BDCA

  • #74BDCA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#74BDCA is a cyan with RGB values 116, 189, 202 and HSL 189°, 45%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#74BDCA#74BDCA
HEX#74BDCA
RGBrgb(116, 189, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7412, 0.7922
RGB percentages45.5%, 74.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(189.1, 44.8%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 42.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK42.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,650,762
CSS custom property--colour: #74BDCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#8B4235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B8CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3ADCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4DC3C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.1Cadetblue · ΔE 12.9Light blue · ΔE 14.4Powder blue · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8174
Analogous#74CAAC, #7492CA
Triadic#CA74BD, #BDCA74
Split complementary#CA7492, #CAAC74
Tetradic#AC74CA, #CA8174, #92CA74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F2F4
Lighter +20%#BEE0E6
Lighter +10%#99CFD8
Darker −10%#4FABBC
Darker −20%#3C8E9C
Darker −30%#2E6C77
Darker −40%#1F4B53
More saturated +25%#5CCEE2
Less saturated −25%#8CACB2

Channel breakdown

R116
G189
B202
Red116 (45.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue189.07°
Saturation (HSL)44.79%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G BD · B CA

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