#74AED8 Color

#74AED8 is rgb(116, 174, 216) in RGB and hsl(205, 56%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74AED8

HEX#74AED8

RGBrgb(116, 174, 216)

HSLhsl(205, 56%, 65%)

HSVhsv(205, 46%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.086 240.9)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 19%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74AED8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74AED8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74AED8 Complementary#D89D74 Analogous#74D8CF Analogous#747CD8 Triadic#D874AE Triadic#AED874

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74AED8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#88BADD #98C3E2 #ABCEE7 #BFDAED #D3E6F3 #E3EFF7

Shades

#5099CE #3686BF #2C6D9B #225477 #183B54 #0F2434

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