Palettes / Colors / #74BBD2

#74BBD2 — Muted Blue

#74BBD2 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #74BBD2 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.

#74BBD2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D28C74; it also sits naturally between #74D2BB and #748CD2. 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 73% · Blue 82%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #74BBD2

.text { color: #74BBD2; }
.background { background-color: #74BBD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74BBD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 187, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 51%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74BBD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 187, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74BBD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 187, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#74BBD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#74BBD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #74BBD2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D28C74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74BBD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #74BBD2

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 #74BBD2 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 #74BBD2 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 #74BBD2?

#74BBD2 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 116, 187, 210). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74BBD2?

#74BBD2 is RGB 116, 187, 210 — HSL 195°, 51%, 64% — CMYK 45%, 11%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #74BBD2?

Its complement is #D28C74; analogous partners are #74D2BB and #748CD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74BBD2 for text?

Black text on #74BBD2 has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.