Very Light Azure (#74BBFB)

The hex code for Very Light Azure is #74BBFB. It is rgb(116, 187, 251) in RGB, hsl(208, 94%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 25%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK — a light blue. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#74BBFB

HEX#74BBFB

RGBrgb(116, 187, 251)

HSLhsl(208, 94%, 72%)

HSVhsv(208, 54%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 25%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.117 247.1)

LABlab(73.13% -9.55 -39.17)

LCHlch(73.13% 40.31 256.30)

Colors Closest to Very Light Azure

Very Light Azure is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 5.08 Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 5.76 French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 5.99 Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 9.18 Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 10.48 Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 10.59

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#74BBFB Channel Values

How Very Light Azure breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 116 · G 187 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 208° · S 94% · L 72%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 208° · S 54% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 54% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.05:1 vs white · 10.24:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Very Light Azure background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Very Light Azure

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Very Light Azure; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of Very Light Azure

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Very Light Azure Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#74BBFB

Protanopia#B1B1FB

Protanomaly#9DB5FB

Deuteranopia#A8A8FC

Deuteranomaly#96B0FC

Tritanopia#5FC5C5

Tritanomaly#68C1DD

Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

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Using #74BBFB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--very-light-azure: #74BBFB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #74BBFB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'very-light-azure': '#74BBFB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.733, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="very_light_azure">#74BBFB</color>

SVG fillfill="#74BBFB"

More Blue Colors

Very Light Azure sits in the bluefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

7575ff 74acdf 766ec8 73c2fb 7693ea 72a0c1 777696 71a6d2 7777e4 708090 778899 7070ff 8ec5ff abcdef ccccff eaeafb 00008b 004285 054a76 154cb2 214fc6 324ab2 417dc1 583eea

#74BBFB Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Very Light Azure?

The hex code for Very Light Azure is #74BBFB. That is rgb(116, 187, 251) in RGB, hsl(208, 94%, 72%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(54%, 25%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #74BBFB?

#74BBFB is rgb(116, 187, 251) — red 116, green 187, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #74BBFB?

#74BBFB converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 25%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #74BBFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #74BBFB scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #74BBFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #74BBFB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 12.78, which is visibly different.

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