#74a8cd
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
116, 168, 205
HSL
205°, 47%, 63%
CMYK
43, 18, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3613
Every format
| HEX | #74a8cd |
| RGB | rgb(116, 168, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 47%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 18%, 0%, 20%) |
| LAB | lab(66.6 -7.5 -24.2) |
| LCH | lch(66.6 25.4 252.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.709 0.077 240.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #74a8cd;
background-color: #74a8cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#74a8cd] bg-[#74a8cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #74a8cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.455, green: 0.659, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#74a8cd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#74a8cd on white: 2.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#74a8cd on black: 8.23:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red45.5%
Green65.9%
Blue80.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan43.4%
Magenta18.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%
Color previews
#74a8cd text on a black background
contrast 8.23:1
Card sample
#74a8cd text on a white background
contrast 2.55:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #74a8cd;
Background color
Panel with #74a8cd background
background-color: #74a8cd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #74a8cd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(116, 168, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(116, 168, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #74a8cd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74a8cd, #7B74CD);