Information about #74BDEE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#74BDEE falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 189, 238) — 45.5% red, 74.1% green, 93.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 48 / 19 / 0 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#74BDEE presents itself as a vivid, lively azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bleu Celeste (#7EC0EE). Slightly further away sit Aero (#7CB9E8) and Argentinian Blue (#6CB4EE).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 189, 238) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #74BDEE: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #74BDEE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#74BDEE color variations

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

#74BDEE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74BDEE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#74BDEE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#74BDEE 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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#74BDEE 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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#EEE172
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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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#EE72BC
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#BCEE72
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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 #74BDEE

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

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Argentinian Blue color link
Argentinian Blue

#6CB4EE

Very Light Azure color link
Very Light Azure

#74BBFB

Maya Blue color link
Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Lightblue color link
Lightblue

#7BC8F6

Soft Azure color link
Soft Azure

#7EB8FC

French Sky Blue color link
French Sky Blue

#77B5FE

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Parakeet Blue color link
Parakeet Blue

#7EB6FF

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

#74BDEE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74BDEE
  • RGB116, 189, 238
  • CMYK48, 19, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(116, 189, 238)
  • HSL204°, 78%, 69%
  • HSL Precise204.098°, 78.205%, 69.412%
  • HSV204°, 51%, 93%
  • HSB204°, 51%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.741, 0.933)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.741, 0.933, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.741, 0.933)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID74BDEE
  • DECIMAL ID7650798
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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