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Colour

#74C7F3

  • #74C7F3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#74C7F3 is a blue with RGB values 116, 199, 243 and HSL 201°, 84%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#74C7F3#74C7F3
HEX#74C7F3
RGBrgb(116, 199, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.7804, 0.9529
RGB percentages45.5%, 78%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(200.8, 84.1%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 52.3%, 95.3%)
CMYK52.3%, 18.1%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,653,363
CSS custom property--colour: #74C7F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#8B380C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C5F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B7F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#21D3D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.1Sky blue · ΔE 8.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8Light blue · ΔE 19.5Powder blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.06, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3A074
Analogous#74F3E0, #7487F3
Triadic#F374C7, #C7F374
Split complementary#F37487, #F3DF74
Tetradic#E074F3, #F3A074, #88F374

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2EDFB
Lighter +10%#A3DAF7
Darker −10%#45B4EF
Darker −20%#16A1EB
Darker −30%#1082BE
Darker −40%#0C628F
More saturated +25%#68CBFF
Less saturated −25%#87C1E0

Channel breakdown

R116
G199
B243
Red116 (45.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue200.79°
Saturation (HSL)84.11%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G C7 · B F3

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