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#74C2EC Color

#74C2EC is rgb(116, 194, 236) in RGB, hsl(201, 76%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 18%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#74C2EC
HEX#74C2EC
RGBrgb(116, 194, 236)
HSLhsl(201, 76%, 69%)
HSVhsv(201, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 18%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.098 233.5)
LABlab(74.60% -16.40 -28.86)
LCHlch(74.60% 33.20 240.40)

What #74C2EC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #74C2EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 5.09Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 6.07Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 6.7Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 7.07Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 7.83Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 8.03

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#74C2EC Channel Values

How #74C2EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 116 · G 194 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 76% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #74C2EC 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.

Fails AAWhite text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #74C2EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #74C2EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #74C2EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#74C2EC
Complementary
#EC9E74
Analogous
#74ECDA
Analogous
#7486EC
Triadic
#EC74C2
Triadic
#C2EC74
Split comp.
#EC7486
Split comp.
#ECDA74

Tints & Shades of #74C2EC

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.

Tints

#86CAEE
#98D2F1
#AADAF3
#C0E3F6
#D2EBF9
#E4F3FB

Shades

#4BB0E7
#1F9DE0
#1980B8
#146490
#0E4867
#08293A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #74C2EC.

How #74C2EC 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#74C2EC
Protanopia#B8B8EC
Protanomaly#A1BCEC
Deuteranopia#ADADED
Deuteranomaly#9AB6ED
Tritanopia#67C8C8
Tritanomaly#6DC6D7
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #74C2EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-74c2ec: #74C2EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #74C2EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-74c2ec': '#74C2EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.455, green: 0.761, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_74c2ec">#74C2EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#74C2EC"

More Blue Colors

#74C2EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#74C2EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #74C2EC?

#74C2EC is a light blue — rgb(116, 194, 236) in RGB and hsl(201, 76%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Sky Blue (#87CEFA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #74C2EC?

#74C2EC is rgb(116, 194, 236) — red 116, green 194, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #74C2EC?

#74C2EC converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 18%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #74C2EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #74C2EC scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #74C2EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #74C2EC 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 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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