All About Color #74A9BE

#74A9BE

About #74A9BE

#74A9BE is a light blue color with the hex code #74A9BE. In RGB it is red 116, green 169, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 36%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 39%, 11%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.57:1 on white and 8.16:1 on black.

#74A9BE Color Conversion

Hex triplet74, A9, BE
CMYK38.95%, 11.05%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal116, 169, 190
HSL197°, 36%, 60%
RGB Octal164, 251, 276
HSV (HSB)197.03°, 38.95%, 74.51%
RGB Binary1110100, 10101001, 10111110
CIE-L*AB66.37, -12.05, -16.30
RGB Percent45.49%, 66.27%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH66.37, 20.27, 233.53
XYZ30.68, 35.81, 54.01
CIE-L*UV66.37, -25.58, -23.08
xyY0.25, 0.30, 35.81
Hunter-Lab59.84, -13.18, -11.63
RYB45.49%, 57.60%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#74A9BE on a dark background: contrast 8.16:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#74A9BE on a light background: contrast 2.57:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #74A9BE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#74A9BE · #B3D0DB · #457C92 · #BE8974 · #DBBEB3

Analogous palette

#74BE89 · #74BEAE · #74A9BE · #7484BE · #8974BE

Triadic palette

#74A9BE · #BE74A9 · #A9BE74 · #B3D0DB · #DBB3D0

Tetradic palette

#74A9BE · #AE74BE · #BE8974 · #84BE74 · #457C92

Monochromatic palette

#315868 · #49859C · #74A9BE · #A8C9D6 · #DCE9EF

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