Information about #74B2CE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #74B2CE belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 178, 206) — 45.5% red, 69.8% green, 80.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 35 / 11 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #74B2CE reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and 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 almost identical to Seagull (#77B7D0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Refresh (#71B8CA) and Delicate Girl Blue (#6AB2CA).

The recipe behind #74B2CE is rgb(116, 178, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #74B2CE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#74B2CE color variations

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

#74B2CE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74B2CE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74B2CE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74B2CE 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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#74B2CE 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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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
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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #74B2CE

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

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Moonstone Blue color link
Moonstone Blue

#73A9C2

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

#74B2CE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74B2CE
  • RGB116, 178, 206
  • CMYK35, 11, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(116, 178, 206)
  • HSL199°, 48%, 63%
  • HSL Precise198.667°, 47.872%, 63.137%
  • HSV199°, 44%, 81%
  • HSB199°, 44%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.698, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.698, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.698, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID74B2CE
  • DECIMAL ID7647950
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited0 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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