Sky Blue (Blue)

#74B7EB

RGB: 116, 183, 235

Color OverviewHEX #74B7EB

#74B7EB Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #74B7EB is composed of 45% red, 72% green, and 92% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 206°, saturation of 75%, and lightness of 69%.

HEX

#74B7EB

RGB

116, 183, 235

HSL

206°, 75%, 69%

HSV

206°, 51%, 92%

CMYK

51%, 22%, 0%, 8%

Name Match

Sky Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #74B7EB (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #74B7EB (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #74B7EB (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #74B7EB

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 #74B7EB Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.16 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #74B7EB Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):9.72 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #74B7EB;
}

.element {
  color: #74B7EB;
  background-color: #74B7EB;
  border-color: #74B7EB;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#74B7EB] text-[#74B7EB] border-[#74B7EB]">
  Content styled with #74B7EB
</div>