What color is #74C1F4?

#74C1F4 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Blue Mana. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74C1F4?

The RGB value is 116, 193, 244: 116 red, 193 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74C1F4?

The complementary color is #F4A774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74C1F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74C1F4 color

#74C1F4 rgb(116, 193, 244)

Shades of blue

The hex color #74C1F4 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 75.7% green and 95.7% blue (116, 193, 244).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 85% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Blue Mana (#68C2F5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#74C1F4 color codes

HEX	`#74C1F4`
RGB	`rgb(116, 193, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 75.7%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 85%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 52%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 21%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.06, -9.89, -32.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.06, 33.99, 253.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.596, 48.381, 92.664)`
Decimal	`7651828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74C1F4, 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 #74C1F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74C1F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #74C1F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74c1f4; }
.text { color: #74c1f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74c1f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 193 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74c1f4, #7481f4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #74C1F4?: #74C1F4 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Blue Mana. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74C1F4?: The RGB value is 116, 193, 244: 116 red, 193 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74C1F4?: The complementary color is #F4A774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74C1F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.