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#74BDFD

#74bdfd ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#74bdfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 74.12% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.15% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 208.03°, with 97.16% saturation and 72.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.472

Complementary

  1. #74bdfd
  2. #fdb474

Split complementary

  1. #74bdfd
  2. #fd7478
  3. #fdf874

Analogous

  1. #74fdf8
  2. #74bdfd
  3. #7478fd

Triadic

  1. #74bdfd
  2. #fd74bd
  3. #bdfd74

Tetradic

  1. #74bdfd
  2. #b474fd
  3. #fdb474
  4. #bdfd74

Square

  1. #74bdfd
  2. #f874fd
  3. #fdb474
  4. #78fd74

Monochromatic

  1. #0373d5
  2. #2999fc
  3. #74bdfd
  4. #bfe1fe
  5. #ebf5ff

Shades

#74bdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74bdfd
  2. #68aae4
  3. #5d97ca
  4. #5184b1
  5. #467198
  6. #3a5f7f
  7. #2e4c65
  8. #23394c
  9. #172633
  10. #0c1319
  11. #000000

Tints

#74bdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74bdfd
  2. #82c4fd
  3. #90cafd
  4. #9ed1fe
  5. #acd7fe
  6. #badefe
  7. #c7e5fe
  8. #d5ebfe
  9. #e3f2ff
  10. #f1f8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74bdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74bdfd
  2. #75b7f1
  3. #76b1e4
  4. #78abd8
  5. #79a5cb
  6. #7a9fbf
  7. #7b98b2
  8. #7c92a6
  9. #7e8c99
  10. #7f868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b9d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2beff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90b1fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0fccd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92beff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86b6fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4cc6e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74bdfd {
  color: #74bdfd;
}
Background
.bg-74bdfd {
  background-color: #74bdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74bdfd {
  border: 2px solid #74bdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74bdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 189 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 97% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74bdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74bdfd, #7478fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74bdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 189 253 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 2.27 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.81 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.19 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.93 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.52 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.95 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.71 #8b4202 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#74bdfd  rgb(116, 189, 253)  hsl(208, 97%, 72%)  Maya Blue
#fdb474  rgb(253, 180, 116)  hsl(28, 97%, 72%)  Sandy Brown
#fd74bd  rgb(253, 116, 189)  hsl(328, 97%, 72%)  Persian Pink
#bdfd74  rgb(189, 253, 116)  hsl(88, 97%, 72%)  Inchworm