All About Color #74AEC3

#74AEC3

About #74AEC3

#74AEC3 is a light blue color with the hex code #74AEC3. In RGB it is red 116, green 174, blue 195; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 40%, lightness 61%; in CMYK it is 41%, 11%, 0%, 24%. Its contrast ratio is 2.45:1 on white and 8.59:1 on black.

#74AEC3 Color Conversion

Hex triplet74, AE, C3
CMYK40.51%, 10.77%, 0.00%, 23.53%
RGB Decimal116, 174, 195
HSL196°, 40%, 61%
RGB Octal164, 256, 303
HSV (HSB)195.95°, 40.51%, 76.47%
RGB Binary1110100, 10101110, 11000011
CIE-L*AB67.97, -13.40, -16.66
RGB Percent45.49%, 68.24%, 76.47%
CIE-L*CH67.97, 21.38, 231.18
XYZ32.19, 37.93, 57.25
CIE-L*UV67.97, -27.59, -23.56
xyY0.25, 0.30, 37.93
Hunter-Lab61.58, -14.47, -12.01
RYB45.49%, 58.61%, 76.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#74AEC3 on a dark background: contrast 8.59:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#74AEC3 on a light background: contrast 2.45:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #74AEC3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#74AEC3 · #B4D3DF · #42829A · #C38974 · #DFBFB4

Analogous palette

#74C389 · #74C3B1 · #74AEC3 · #7486C3 · #8974C3

Triadic palette

#74AEC3 · #C374AE · #AEC374 · #B4D3DF · #DFB4D3

Tetradic palette

#74AEC3 · #B174C3 · #C38974 · #86C374 · #42829A

Monochromatic palette

#2F5E6F · #468BA4 · #74AEC3 · #A9CDDA · #DFECF1

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