#74ACD8 Color

#74ACD8 is rgb(116, 172, 216) in RGB and hsl(206, 56%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74ACD8

HEX#74ACD8

RGBrgb(116, 172, 216)

HSLhsl(206, 56%, 65%)

HSVhsv(206, 46%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.087 243.1)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 20%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74ACD8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74ACD8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74ACD8 Complementary#D89F74 Analogous#74D8D1 Analogous#747AD8 Triadic#D874AC Triadic#ACD874

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74ACD8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88B8DD #98C2E2 #ABCDE7 #BFD9ED #D3E5F3 #E3EEF7

Shades

#5097CE #3684BF #2C6B9B #225277 #183A54 #0F2434

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