What color is #74DAFF?

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

What is the RGB value of #74DAFF?

The RGB value is 116, 218, 255: 116 red, 218 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74DAFF?

The complementary color is #FF9974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74DAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74DAFF color

#74DAFF rgb(116, 218, 255)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 85.5% green and 100% blue (116, 218, 255).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sky (#76D6FF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#74DAFF color codes

HEX	`#74DAFF`
RGB	`rgb(116, 218, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 85.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 15%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.42, -19.73, -27.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.42, 33.53, 233.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.317, 61.071, 103.725)`
Decimal	`7658239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74DAFF, 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 #74DAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#74DAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #74DAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74daff; }
.text { color: #74daff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74daff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 218 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74daff, #7494ff); }

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Questions

What color is #74DAFF?: #74DAFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74DAFF?: The RGB value is 116, 218, 255: 116 red, 218 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74DAFF?: The complementary color is #FF9974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74DAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.