Information about #74B2CC color

#74B2CC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #74B2CC is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 178, 204) — 45.5% red, 69.8% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 35 / 10 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated sky-leaning azure, #74B2CC appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Refresh (#71B8CA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Seagull (#77B7D0) and Delicate Girl Blue (#6AB2CA).

The recipe behind #74B2CC is rgb(116, 178, 204), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #74B2CC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #74B2CC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#74B2CC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#74B2CC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74B2CC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#4697BA

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#34728C

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#224C5D

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Black

#000000

#74B2CC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#759FB1

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Grey

#808080

#74B2CC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#75CCC3

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#75CCA0

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#74B2CC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#CC8F75
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#74B2CC
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#CCBB75
#CCBB75

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#CC7587
#CC7587

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#75CCBB
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#74B2CC
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#CC75B2
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#B2CC75
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#8F75CC
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#CC8F75
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#B2CC75
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#BB75CC
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#CC8F75
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#87CC75
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Nearest named colors to #74B2CC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

#74B2CC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74B2CC
  • RGB116, 178, 204
  • CMYK35, 10, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(116, 178, 204)
  • HSL198°, 46%, 63%
  • HSL Precise197.727°, 46.316%, 62.745%
  • HSV198°, 43%, 80%
  • HSB198°, 43%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.698, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.698, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.698, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID74B2CC
  • DECIMAL ID7647948
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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