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Recognised as Colour

#74EDFF

  • #74EDFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#74EDFF is a cyan with RGB values 116, 237, 255 and HSL 188°, 100%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#74EDFF#74EDFF
HEX#74EDFF
RGBrgb(116, 237, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.9294, 1
RGB percentages45.5%, 92.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(187.8, 100%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 54.5%, 100%)
CMYK54.5%, 7.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,663,103
CSS custom property--colour: #74EDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.3:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#8B1200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCE5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D5FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#00F6F2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 16Sky blue · ΔE 16.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5Powder blue · ΔE 18.7Aqua · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8674
Analogous#74FFCB, #74A8FF
Triadic#FF74ED, #EDFF74
Split complementary#FF74A8, #FFCB74
Tetradic#CB74FF, #FF8674, #A8FF74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAFAFF
Lighter +10%#A7F4FF
Darker −10%#41E6FF
Darker −20%#0EE0FF
Darker −30%#00BEDA
Darker −40%#0091A7
More saturated +25%#74EDFF
Less saturated −25%#85E0EE

Channel breakdown

R116
G237
B255
Red116 (45.5%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue187.77°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G ED · B FF

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