#74B4DC Color

#74B4DC is rgb(116, 180, 220) in RGB and hsl(203, 60%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#74B4DC

HEX#74B4DC

RGBrgb(116, 180, 220)

HSLhsl(203, 60%, 66%)

HSVhsv(203, 47%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.088 237.1)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 18%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #74B4DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74B4DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#74B4DC Complementary#DC9C74 Analogous#74DCD0 Analogous#7480DC Triadic#DC74B4 Triadic#B4DC74

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #74B4DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#89BFE1 #99C8E6 #ADD3EB #BEDCEF #D2E7F4 #E2F0F8

Shades

#50A1D3 #318CC4 #28719F #205A7E #16405A #0D2635

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