What color is #74ACFF?

#74ACFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74ACFF?

The RGB value is 116, 172, 255: 116 red, 172 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74ACFF?

The complementary color is #FFC774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74ACFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74ACFF color

#74ACFF rgb(116, 172, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74ACFF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 67.5% green and 100% blue (116, 172, 255).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77AAFF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#74ACFF color codes

HEX	`#74ACFF`
RGB	`rgb(116, 172, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 67.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 33%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.78, 4.96, -46.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.78, 46.96, 276.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.999, 40.435, 100.285)`
Decimal	`7646463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74ACFF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #74ACFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74ACFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #74ACFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74acff; }
.text { color: #74acff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74acff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 172 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74acff, #8174ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #74ACFF?: #74ACFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74ACFF?: The RGB value is 116, 172, 255: 116 red, 172 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74ACFF?: The complementary color is #FFC774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74ACFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.