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#74abcd

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
116, 171, 205
HSL
203°, 47%, 63%
CMYK
43, 17, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3725

Every format

HEX#74abcd
RGBrgb(116, 171, 205)
HSLhsl(203, 47%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 17%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(67.5 -9.1 -22.9)
LCHlch(67.5 24.7 248.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.716 0.076 236.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #74abcd;
background-color: #74abcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#74abcd] bg-[#74abcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #74abcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.455, green: 0.671, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#74abcd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#74abcd on white: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#74abcd on black: 8.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red45.5%
Green67.1%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan43.4%
Magenta16.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#74abcd text on a black background

contrast 8.45:1

Card sample

#74abcd text on a white background

contrast 2.49:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #74abcd;
Background color
Panel with #74abcd background
background-color: #74abcd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #74abcd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(116, 171, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(116, 171, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #74abcd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74abcd, #7874CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #74abcd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #74abcd in the Color Lab