All About Color #74B4E2

#74B4E2

About #74B4E2

#74B4E2 is a light blue color with the hex code #74B4E2. In RGB it is red 116, green 180, blue 226; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 65%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 49%, 20%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.24:1 on white and 9.37:1 on black.

#74B4E2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet74, B4, E2
CMYK48.67%, 20.35%, 0.00%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal116, 180, 226
HSL205°, 65%, 67%
RGB Octal164, 264, 342
HSV (HSB)205.09°, 48.67%, 88.63%
RGB Binary1110100, 10110100, 11100010
CIE-L*AB70.76, -8.08, -29.41
RGB Percent45.49%, 70.59%, 88.63%
CIE-L*CH70.76, 30.50, 254.64
XYZ37.25, 41.85, 78.07
CIE-L*UV70.76, -29.54, -45.50
xyY0.24, 0.27, 41.85
Hunter-Lab64.69, -10.42, -26.27
RYB45.49%, 61.36%, 88.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#74B4E2 on a dark background: contrast 9.37:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#74B4E2 on a light background: contrast 2.24:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #74B4E2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#74B4E2 · #C0DDF2 · #2C8ACE · #E2A274 · #F2D5C0

Analogous palette

#74E2A2 · #74E2D8 · #74B4E2 · #747DE2 · #A274E2

Triadic palette

#74B4E2 · #E274B4 · #B4E274 · #C0DDF2 · #F2C0DD

Tetradic palette

#74B4E2 · #D874E2 · #E2A274 · #7DE274 · #2C8ACE

Monochromatic palette

#21699C · #3592D4 · #74B4E2 · #B3D6EF · #EAF4FB

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