#74A8C8 Color

#74A8C8 is rgb(116, 168, 200) in RGB and hsl(203, 43%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A8C8

HEX#74A8C8

RGBrgb(116, 168, 200)

HSLhsl(203, 43%, 62%)

HSVhsv(203, 42%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.072 236.2)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 16%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A8C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A8C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A8C8 Complementary#C89474 Analogous#74C8BE Analogous#747EC8 Triadic#C874A8 Triadic#A8C874

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A8C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B3CF #99BFD6 #ABCADE #C1D8E6 #D3E3EE #E5EFF5

Shades

#5795BC #417EA4 #366887 #2A516A #1F3B4D #11222C

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