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#74BACC

#74bacc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#74bacc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 72.94% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.14% cyan, 8.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 192.27°, with 46.32% saturation and 62.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.28.

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Relative luminance0.4319

Complementary

  1. #74bacc
  2. #cc8674

Split complementary

  1. #74bacc
  2. #cc748e
  3. #ccb274

Analogous

  1. #74ccb2
  2. #74bacc
  3. #748ecc

Triadic

  1. #74bacc
  2. #cc74ba
  3. #bacc74

Tetradic

  1. #74bacc
  2. #8674cc
  3. #cc8674
  4. #bacc74

Square

  1. #74bacc
  2. #b274cc
  3. #cc8674
  4. #8ecc74

Monochromatic

  1. #2d6a7a
  2. #419bb2
  3. #74bacc
  4. #acd6e1
  5. #e4f2f5

Shades

#74bacc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74bacc
  2. #68a7b8
  3. #5d95a3
  4. #51828f
  5. #46707a
  6. #3a5d66
  7. #2e4a52
  8. #23383d
  9. #172529
  10. #0c1314
  11. #000000

Tints

#74bacc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74bacc
  2. #82c1d1
  3. #90c8d6
  4. #9ecfdb
  5. #acd6e0
  6. #badde6
  7. #c7e3eb
  8. #d5eaf0
  9. #e3f1f5
  10. #f1f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74bacc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74bacc
  2. #75b4c4
  3. #76aebd
  4. #78a9b5
  5. #79a3ae
  6. #7a9da6
  7. #7b979e
  8. #7c9197
  9. #7e8c8f
  10. #7f8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bb4bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb6cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fabcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4dc1bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab7cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90b1cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5fbec5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74bacc {
  color: #74bacc;
}
Background
.bg-74bacc {
  background-color: #74bacc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74bacc {
  border: 2px solid #74bacc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74bacc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 186 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 46% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74bacc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74bacc, #748ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74bacc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 186 204 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.28 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.60 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.72 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.50 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.81 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.06 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.53 #8b4533 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#74bacc  rgb(116, 186, 204)  hsl(192, 46%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue
#cc8674  rgb(204, 134, 116)  hsl(12, 46%, 63%)  Dark Salmon
#cc74ba  rgb(204, 116, 186)  hsl(312, 46%, 63%)  Sky Magenta
#bacc74  rgb(186, 204, 116)  hsl(72, 46%, 63%)  June Bud