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#73A2FC

#73a2fc ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#73a2fc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 63.53% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.37% cyan, 35.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 219.42°, with 95.8% saturation and 71.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.3651

Complementary

  1. #73a2fc
  2. #fccd73

Split complementary

  1. #73a2fc
  2. #fc8973
  3. #e6fc73

Analogous

  1. #73e6fc
  2. #73a2fc
  3. #8973fc

Triadic

  1. #73a2fc
  2. #fc73a2
  3. #a2fc73

Tetradic

  1. #73a2fc
  2. #cd73fc
  3. #fccd73
  4. #a2fc73

Square

  1. #73a2fc
  2. #fc73e6
  3. #fccd73
  4. #73fc89

Monochromatic

  1. #044bd2
  2. #2870fa
  3. #73a2fc
  4. #bed4fe
  5. #ebf2ff

Shades

#73a2fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73a2fc
  2. #6892e3
  3. #5c82ca
  4. #5171b0
  5. #456197
  6. #3a517e
  7. #2e4165
  8. #23314c
  9. #172032
  10. #0c1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#73a2fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73a2fc
  2. #81abfc
  3. #8fb5fd
  4. #9dbefd
  5. #abc7fd
  6. #b9d1fe
  7. #c7dafe
  8. #d5e3fe
  9. #e3ecfe
  10. #f1f6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73a2fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73a2fc
  2. #749ff0
  3. #769be3
  4. #7798d7
  5. #7894ca
  6. #7a91be
  7. #7b8eb2
  8. #7c8aa5
  9. #7d8799
  10. #7f838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92a2cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7eaaff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d9dfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1fb6c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a7fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f9ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4eaedc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73a2fc {
  color: #73a2fc;
}
Background
.bg-73a2fc {
  background-color: #73a2fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73a2fc {
  border: 2px solid #73a2fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73a2fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 162 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 96% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73a2fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73a2fc, #8973fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73a2fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 162 252 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.13 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.68 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.95 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.11 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.51 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.43 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.96 #8c5d03 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#73a2fc  rgb(115, 162, 252)  hsl(219, 96%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#fccd73  rgb(252, 205, 115)  hsl(39, 96%, 72%)  Topaz
#fc73a2  rgb(252, 115, 162)  hsl(339, 96%, 72%)  Hot Pink
#a2fc73  rgb(162, 252, 115)  hsl(99, 96%, 72%)  Inchworm