Palettes / Colors / #074EAC

#074EAC — Vivid Blue

#074EAC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #074EAC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#074EAC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AB6407; it also sits naturally between #07A0AB and #1207AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 3% · Green 31% · Blue 67%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #074EAC

.text { color: #074EAC; }
.background { background-color: #074EAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #074EAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(7, 78, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 92%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #074EAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(7, 78, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #074EAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(7, 78, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#074EAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#074EAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #074EAC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AB6407:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #074EAC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #074EAC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #074EAC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #074EAC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #074EAB  ·  #074EAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #074EAC?

#074EAC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 7, 78, 172). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #074EAC?

#074EAC is RGB 7, 78, 172 — HSL 214°, 92%, 35% — CMYK 96%, 55%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #074EAC?

Its complement is #AB6407; analogous partners are #07A0AB and #1207AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #074EAC for text?

White text on #074EAC has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.69:1.