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#74CBE2

#74cbe2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#74cbe2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 79.61% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.67% cyan, 10.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 192.55°, with 65.48% saturation and 67.06% 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.5192

Complementary

  1. #74cbe2
  2. #e28b74

Split complementary

  1. #74cbe2
  2. #e27494
  3. #e2c274

Analogous

  1. #74e2c2
  2. #74cbe2
  3. #7494e2

Triadic

  1. #74cbe2
  2. #e274cb
  3. #cbe274

Tetradic

  1. #74cbe2
  2. #8b74e2
  3. #e28b74
  4. #cbe274

Square

  1. #74cbe2
  2. #c274e2
  3. #e28b74
  4. #94e274

Monochromatic

  1. #21829c
  2. #35b3d5
  3. #74cbe2
  4. #b3e3ef
  5. #eef9fb

Shades

#74cbe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74cbe2
  2. #68b7cb
  3. #5da2b5
  4. #518e9e
  5. #467a88
  6. #3a6671
  7. #2e515a
  8. #233d44
  9. #17292d
  10. #0c1417
  11. #000000

Tints

#74cbe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74cbe2
  2. #82d0e5
  3. #90d5e8
  4. #9edbeb
  5. #ace0ee
  6. #bae5f1
  7. #c7eaf3
  8. #d5eff6
  9. #e3f5f9
  10. #f1fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74cbe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74cbe2
  2. #75c4d8
  3. #76bcce
  4. #78b5c5
  5. #79adbb
  6. #7aa6b1
  7. #7b9ea7
  8. #7c979d
  9. #7e8f94
  10. #7f888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6c4ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc6e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb9e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36d3d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4c8e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98c1e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56d0d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74cbe2 {
  color: #74cbe2;
}
Background
.bg-74cbe2 {
  background-color: #74cbe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74cbe2 {
  border: 2px solid #74cbe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74cbe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 203 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 65% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74cbe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74cbe2, #7494e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74cbe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 203 226 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.83 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.13 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.63 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.97 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.04 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.87 #8b341d Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#74cbe2  rgb(116, 203, 226)  hsl(193, 65%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#e28b74  rgb(226, 139, 116)  hsl(13, 65%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#e274cb  rgb(226, 116, 203)  hsl(313, 65%, 67%)  Orchid
#cbe274  rgb(203, 226, 116)  hsl(73, 65%, 67%)  June Bud