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#74BDD1

#74bdd1 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#74bdd1 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 74.12% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.5% cyan, 9.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 192.9°, with 50.27% saturation and 63.73% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.4471

Complementary

  1. #74bdd1
  2. #d18874

Split complementary

  1. #74bdd1
  2. #d1748f
  3. #d1b774

Analogous

  1. #74d1b7
  2. #74bdd1
  3. #748fd1

Triadic

  1. #74bdd1
  2. #d174bd
  3. #bdd174

Tetradic

  1. #74bdd1
  2. #8874d1
  3. #d18874
  4. #bdd174

Square

  1. #74bdd1
  2. #b774d1
  3. #d18874
  4. #8fd174

Monochromatic

  1. #2b6f81
  2. #3ea0bb
  3. #74bdd1
  4. #add8e4
  5. #e7f4f7

Shades

#74bdd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74bdd1
  2. #68aabc
  3. #5d97a7
  4. #518492
  5. #46717d
  6. #3a5f69
  7. #2e4c54
  8. #23393f
  9. #17262a
  10. #0c1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#74bdd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74bdd1
  2. #82c4d6
  3. #90cada
  4. #9ed1df
  5. #acd7e3
  6. #badee8
  7. #c7e5ed
  8. #d5ebf1
  9. #e3f2f6
  10. #f1f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74bdd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74bdd1
  2. #75b7c9
  3. #76b1c1
  4. #78abb9
  5. #79a5b1
  6. #7a9fa9
  7. #7b98a0
  8. #7c9298
  9. #7e8c90
  10. #7f8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9db7bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b9d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1aed1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49c4c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bbad2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91b4d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5dc1c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74bdd1 {
  color: #74bdd1;
}
Background
.bg-74bdd1 {
  background-color: #74bdd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74bdd1 {
  border: 2px solid #74bdd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74bdd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 189 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 50% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74bdd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74bdd1, #748fd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74bdd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 189 209 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.67 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.64 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.81 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.86 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.20 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.32 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.51 #8b422e Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#74bdd1  rgb(116, 189, 209)  hsl(193, 50%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#d18874  rgb(209, 136, 116)  hsl(13, 50%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#d174bd  rgb(209, 116, 189)  hsl(313, 50%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#bdd174  rgb(189, 209, 116)  hsl(73, 50%, 64%)  June Bud