Cornflower Blue (Blue)

#74A7CD

RGB: 116, 167, 205

Color OverviewHEX #74A7CD

#74A7CD Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #74A7CD is composed of 45% red, 65% green, and 80% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 206°, saturation of 47%, and lightness of 63%.

HEX

#74A7CD

RGB

116, 167, 205

HSL

206°, 47%, 63%

HSV

206°, 43%, 80%

CMYK

43%, 19%, 0%, 20%

Name Match

Cornflower Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #74A7CD (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #74A7CD (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #74A7CD (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #74A7CD

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #74A7CD Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.58 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #74A7CD Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):8.15 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #74A7CD;
}

.element {
  color: #74A7CD;
  background-color: #74A7CD;
  border-color: #74A7CD;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#74A7CD] text-[#74A7CD] border-[#74A7CD]">
  Content styled with #74A7CD
</div>