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Colour

#74C3E5

  • #74C3E5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#74C3E5 is a cyan with RGB values 116, 195, 229 and HSL 198°, 68%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#74C3E5#74C3E5
HEX#74C3E5
RGBrgb(116, 195, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7647, 0.898
RGB percentages45.5%, 76.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(198.1, 68.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.1, 49.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK49.3%, 14.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,652,325
CSS custom property--colour: #74C3E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#8B3C1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1C0E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B3E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#36CDCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 5.2Light skyblue · ΔE 7.6Light blue · ΔE 16.2Light steelblue · ΔE 17Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.5Powder blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.21, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E59674
Analogous#74E5CF, #748BE5
Triadic#E574C3, #C3E574
Split complementary#E5748B, #E5CF74
Tetradic#CF74E5, #E59674, #8AE574

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FBFD
Lighter +20%#CAE8F5
Lighter +10%#9FD6ED
Darker −10%#49B0DD
Darker −20%#269BCD
Darker −30%#1E7AA2
Darker −40%#165A77
More saturated +25%#5FCBFA
Less saturated −25%#89BBD0

Channel breakdown

R116
G195
B229
Red116 (45.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue198.05°
Saturation (HSL)68.48%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G C3 · B E5

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