Very Light Azure (#74BBFB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.05:1 — vs black: 10.24:1

Color values

  • HEX #74BBFB
  • RGB rgb(116, 187, 251)
  • HSL hsl(208, 53%, 98%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 53.78, 25.5, 0, 1.57 )
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #74BBFB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Very Light Azure
#74BBFB Base
#FBB474
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Very Light Azure
#74BBFB Base
#74FBF7
#7478FB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Very Light Azure
#74BBFB Base
#FB74BB
#BBFB74
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Very Light Azure
#74BBFB Base
#FB7478
#FBF774
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Very Light Azure
#74BBFB Base
#F774FB
#FBB474
#78FB74
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Very Light Azure
#74BBFB Base
#0670D0
#2A97F9
#4CA8FA
#9CCEFC
#BEDFFD
#E6F3FE
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Very Light Azure, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #010D19
— #03315B
— #05559E
— #0679E0
— #329BF9
Very Light Azure #74BBFB Base
— #8BC6FC
— #A2D1FC
— #B9DDFD
— #CFE8FE
— #E6F3FE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #74BBFB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #74BBFB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #74BBFB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #74BBFB;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #74BBFB,
        #FDFBF9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #74BBFB,
        #FDFBF9
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$very-light-azure: #74BBFB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$very-light-azure-r: 116;
$very-light-azure-g: 187;
$very-light-azure-b: 251;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $very-light-azure;
    color: rgba($very-light-azure-r, $very-light-azure-g, $very-light-azure-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Very Light Azure appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #74BBFB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #AAAAFC Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B5B5FB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #5EC5C5 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B5B5B5 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Very Light Azure ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Very Light Azure #74BBFB Base
Aero #7CB9E8 ΔE 2.71
French Sky Blue #77B5FE ΔE 2.71
Maya Blue #73C2FB ΔE 2.75
Jordy Blue #8AB9F1 ΔE 3.97

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.