All About Color #74AED8

#74AED8

About #74AED8

#74AED8 is a light blue color with the hex code #74AED8. In RGB it is red 116, green 174, blue 216; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 56%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 46%, 19%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 2.39:1 on white and 8.79:1 on black.

#74AED8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet74, AE, D8
CMYK46.30%, 19.44%, 0.00%, 15.29%
RGB Decimal116, 174, 216
HSL205°, 56%, 65%
RGB Octal164, 256, 330
HSV (HSB)205.20°, 46.30%, 84.71%
RGB Binary1110100, 10101110, 11011000
CIE-L*AB68.71, -7.66, -27.10
RGB Percent45.49%, 68.24%, 84.71%
CIE-L*CH68.71, 28.16, 254.22
XYZ34.73, 38.94, 70.65
CIE-L*UV68.71, -27.34, -41.51
xyY0.24, 0.27, 38.94
Hunter-Lab62.40, -9.86, -23.44
RYB45.49%, 59.89%, 84.71%

Color Accessibility Scores

#74AED8 on a dark background: contrast 8.79:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#74AED8 on a light background: contrast 2.39:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #74AED8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#74AED8 · #BBD8EC · #3583BB · #D89D74 · #ECD0BB

Analogous palette

#74D89D · #74D8CF · #74AED8 · #747CD8 · #9D74D8

Triadic palette

#74AED8 · #D874AE · #AED874 · #BBD8EC · #ECBBD8

Tetradic palette

#74AED8 · #CF74D8 · #D89D74 · #7CD874 · #3583BB

Monochromatic palette

#27628B · #388BC7 · #74AED8 · #AFD1E9 · #EBF3F9

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