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#74FDFD

#74fdfd ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#74fdfd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 99.22% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 97.16% saturation and 72.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.8106

Complementary

  1. #74fdfd
  2. #fd7474

Split complementary

  1. #74fdfd
  2. #fd74b8
  3. #fdb874

Analogous

  1. #74fdb8
  2. #74fdfd
  3. #74b8fd

Triadic

  1. #74fdfd
  2. #fd74fd
  3. #fdfd74

Tetradic

  1. #74fdfd
  2. #7474fd
  3. #fd7474
  4. #fdfd74

Square

  1. #74fdfd
  2. #b874fd
  3. #fd7474
  4. #b8fd74

Monochromatic

  1. #03d5d5
  2. #29fcfc
  3. #74fdfd
  4. #bffefe
  5. #ebffff

Shades

#74fdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74fdfd
  2. #68e4e4
  3. #5dcaca
  4. #51b1b1
  5. #469898
  6. #3a7f7f
  7. #2e6565
  8. #234c4c
  9. #173333
  10. #0c1919
  11. #000000

Tints

#74fdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74fdfd
  2. #82fdfd
  3. #90fdfd
  4. #9efefe
  5. #acfefe
  6. #bafefe
  7. #c7fefe
  8. #d5fefe
  9. #e3ffff
  10. #f1ffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74fdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74fdfd
  2. #75f1f1
  3. #76e4e4
  4. #78d8d8
  5. #79cbcb
  6. #7abfbf
  7. #7bb2b2
  8. #7ca6a6
  9. #7e9999
  10. #7f8d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5f1f1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eff2fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8e1fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9f7fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8edfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40fffd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74fdfd {
  color: #74fdfd;
}
Background
.bg-74fdfd {
  background-color: #74fdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74fdfd {
  border: 2px solid #74fdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74fdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 253 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 97% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74fdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74fdfd, #74b8fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74fdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 253 253 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 2.52 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.83 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.83 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 6.28 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.70 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.20 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.08 #8b0202 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#74fdfd  rgb(116, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 97%, 72%)  Electric Blue
#fd7474  rgb(253, 116, 116)  hsl(0, 97%, 72%)  Light Coral
#fd74fd  rgb(253, 116, 253)  hsl(300, 97%, 72%)  Fuchsia Pink
#fdfd74  rgb(253, 253, 116)  hsl(60, 97%, 72%)  Laser Lemon