Palettes / Colors / #74ADE2

#74ADE2 — Light Blue

#74ADE2 is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#74ADE2 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 #E2A974; it also sits naturally between #74E2E0 and #7476E2. 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 45% · Green 68% · Blue 89%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #74ADE2

.text { color: #74ADE2; }
.background { background-color: #74ADE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74ADE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 173, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 65%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74ADE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 173, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74ADE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 173, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#74ADE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#74ADE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2A974:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74ADE2: #000000.

How #74ADE2 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 #74ADE2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #74ADE2?

#74ADE2 is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 116, 173, 226). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74ADE2?

#74ADE2 is RGB 116, 173, 226 — HSL 209°, 65%, 67% — CMYK 49%, 23%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #74ADE2?

Its complement is #E2A974; analogous partners are #74E2E0 and #7476E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74ADE2 for text?

Black text on #74ADE2 has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.