All About Color #74B4CD

#74B4CD

About #74B4CD

#74B4CD is a light blue color with the hex code #74B4CD. In RGB it is red 116, green 180, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 47%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 43%, 12%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.29:1 on white and 9.15:1 on black.

#74B4CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet74, B4, CD
CMYK43.41%, 12.20%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal116, 180, 205
HSL197°, 47%, 63%
RGB Octal164, 264, 315
HSV (HSB)196.85°, 43.41%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1110100, 10110100, 11001101
CIE-L*AB70.01, -13.92, -19.07
RGB Percent45.49%, 70.59%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH70.01, 23.61, 233.88
XYZ34.54, 40.76, 63.81
CIE-L*UV70.01, -29.88, -27.50
xyY0.25, 0.29, 40.76
Hunter-Lab63.85, -15.16, -14.56
RYB45.49%, 60.09%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#74B4CD on a dark background: contrast 9.15:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#74B4CD on a light background: contrast 2.29:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #74B4CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#74B4CD · #B8D8E5 · #3D8AA9 · #CD8D74 · #E5C5B8

Analogous palette

#74CD8D · #74CDBA · #74B4CD · #7488CD · #8D74CD

Triadic palette

#74B4CD · #CD74B4 · #B4CD74 · #B8D8E5 · #E5B8D8

Tetradic palette

#74B4CD · #BA74CD · #CD8D74 · #88CD74 · #3D8AA9

Monochromatic palette

#2D657C · #4193B4 · #74B4CD · #ADD2E1 · #E5F1F6

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