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#74D0EC

#74d0ec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#74d0ec is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 81.57% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.85% cyan, 11.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 194°, with 75.95% saturation and 69.02% 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 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.5488

Complementary

  1. #74d0ec
  2. #ec9074

Split complementary

  1. #74d0ec
  2. #ec7494
  3. #eccc74

Analogous

  1. #74eccc
  2. #74d0ec
  3. #7494ec

Triadic

  1. #74d0ec
  2. #ec74d0
  3. #d0ec74

Tetradic

  1. #74d0ec
  2. #9074ec
  3. #ec9074
  4. #d0ec74

Square

  1. #74d0ec
  2. #cc74ec
  3. #ec9074
  4. #94ec74

Monochromatic

  1. #188caf
  2. #31b9e3
  3. #74d0ec
  4. #b7e7f5
  5. #edf9fd

Shades

#74d0ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74d0ec
  2. #68bbd4
  3. #5da6bd
  4. #5192a5
  5. #467d8e
  6. #3a6876
  7. #2e535e
  8. #233e47
  9. #172a2f
  10. #0c1518
  11. #000000

Tints

#74d0ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74d0ec
  2. #82d5ee
  3. #90d9f0
  4. #9edef2
  5. #ace3f4
  6. #bae8f6
  7. #c7ecf7
  8. #d5f1f9
  9. #e3f6fb
  10. #f1fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74d0ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74d0ec
  2. #75c8e1
  3. #76c0d6
  4. #78b8cc
  5. #79b0c1
  6. #7aa8b6
  7. #7ba0ab
  8. #7c98a0
  9. #7e9096
  10. #7f888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9c9d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfcbee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adbeec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #28d9d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6cded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99c5ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #51d6e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74d0ec {
  color: #74d0ec;
}
Background
.bg-74d0ec {
  background-color: #74d0ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74d0ec {
  border: 2px solid #74d0ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74d0ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 208 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 76% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74d0ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74d0ec, #7494ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74d0ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 208 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 2.91 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 3.97 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.33 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.70 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.93 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.51 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.61 #8b2f13 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#74d0ec  rgb(116, 208, 236)  hsl(194, 76%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#ec9074  rgb(236, 144, 116)  hsl(14, 76%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#ec74d0  rgb(236, 116, 208)  hsl(314, 76%, 69%)  Rose Pink
#d0ec74  rgb(208, 236, 116)  hsl(74, 76%, 69%)  June Bud