#74A8CD Color

#74A8CD is rgb(116, 168, 205) in RGB and hsl(205, 47%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74A8CD

HEX#74A8CD

RGBrgb(116, 168, 205)

HSLhsl(205, 47%, 63%)

HSVhsv(205, 43%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.077 240.2)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 18%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74A8CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74A8CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74A8CD Complementary#CD9974 Analogous#74CDC6 Analogous#747CCD Triadic#CD74A8 Triadic#A8CD74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74A8CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B4D4 #9AC0DB #ADCBE1 #BFD7E8 #D2E3EF #E5EFF6

Shades

#5695C2 #3E7EAC #33688E #27506D #1C3A4F #10212D

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