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Color space conversion

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RGB open »
Red Green Blue
45.49% 78.82% 92.94%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
197.85° 77.07% 69.22%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
197.85° 51.05% 92.94%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.45 0.79 0.93
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.55 0.77 0.69
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.55 0.51 0.93
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
51% 15% 0% 7%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.7 0.13 -0.18
XYZ
X Y Z
43.38 51.6 87.79
CIE Lab
L a b
77.04 -16.09 -25.73

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CSS notation

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#74c9ed
rgb(116,201,237)
hsl(198, 77%, 69%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #74c9ed

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #74c9ed

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #74c9ed

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #74c9ed

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #74c9ed

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #74c9ed

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #74c9ed

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #74c9ed

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #74c9ed

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #74c9ed

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.