#74a0cf color: Blue Lechery
#74a0cf is rgb(116, 160, 207) in RGB and oklch(69.217% 0.08449 250.724) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Dark gray
- slate-400
- Black 19%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #74a0cf
#74a0cf is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.2% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 251°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.74:1 contrast and black text 7.67:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Blue Lechery (#779ecb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.
Lighter: #74a0cf mixed with white
Darker: #74a0cf mixed with black
Calmer: #74a0cf with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #74a0cf
Questions about #74a0cf
What color is #74a0cf?
#74a0cf is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Lechery. In RGB it is rgb(116, 160, 207), in HSL hsl(210.99, 48.66%, 63.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.217% 0.08449 250.724).
What colors go well with #74a0cf?
The complementary color of #74a0cf is #be9360. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5ba8c1 and #9296d0. The triadic partners are #ca868f and #8aa76f.
Is white or black text more readable on #74a0cf?
Black text reads better on #74a0cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and black gives 7.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #74a0cf a warm or cool color?
#74a0cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 69.2% and its chroma 0.084.