All About Color #74A8BE

#74A8BE

About #74A8BE

#74A8BE is a light blue color with the hex code #74A8BE. In RGB it is red 116, green 168, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 198°, saturation 36%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 39%, 12%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.60:1 on white and 8.09:1 on black.

#74A8BE Color Conversion

Hex triplet74, A8, BE
CMYK38.95%, 11.58%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal116, 168, 190
HSL198°, 36%, 60%
RGB Octal164, 250, 276
HSV (HSB)197.84°, 38.95%, 74.51%
RGB Binary1110100, 10101000, 10111110
CIE-L*AB66.09, -11.51, -16.73
RGB Percent45.49%, 65.88%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH66.09, 20.31, 235.47
XYZ30.50, 35.44, 53.95
CIE-L*UV66.09, -25.17, -23.84
xyY0.25, 0.30, 35.44
Hunter-Lab59.53, -12.72, -12.06
RYB45.49%, 57.47%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#74A8BE on a dark background: contrast 8.09:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#74A8BE on a light background: contrast 2.60:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #74A8BE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#74A8BE · #B3CFDB · #457B92 · #BE8A74 · #DBBFB3

Analogous palette

#74BE8A · #74BEAF · #74A8BE · #7483BE · #8A74BE

Triadic palette

#74A8BE · #BE74A8 · #A8BE74 · #B3CFDB · #DBB3CF

Tetradic palette

#74A8BE · #AF74BE · #BE8A74 · #83BE74 · #457B92

Monochromatic palette

#315868 · #49839C · #74A8BE · #A8C8D6 · #DCE9EF

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