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#73BBCD

#73bbcd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#73bbcd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.9% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 47.37% saturation and 62.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.51.

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Relative luminance0.4359

Complementary

  1. #73bbcd
  2. #cd8573

Split complementary

  1. #73bbcd
  2. #cd738e
  3. #cdb273

Analogous

  1. #73cdb2
  2. #73bbcd
  3. #738ecd

Triadic

  1. #73bbcd
  2. #cd73bb
  3. #bbcd73

Tetradic

  1. #73bbcd
  2. #8573cd
  3. #cd8573
  4. #bbcd73

Square

  1. #73bbcd
  2. #b273cd
  3. #cd8573
  4. #8ecd73

Monochromatic

  1. #2c6b7b
  2. #409cb3
  3. #73bbcd
  4. #abd6e1
  5. #e4f2f5

Shades

#73bbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73bbcd
  2. #68a8b9
  3. #5c96a4
  4. #518390
  5. #45707b
  6. #3a5e67
  7. #2e4b52
  8. #23383e
  9. #172529
  10. #0c1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#73bbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73bbcd
  2. #81c2d2
  3. #8fc9d7
  4. #9dcfdc
  5. #abd6e1
  6. #b9dde6
  7. #c7e4eb
  8. #d5ebf0
  9. #e3f1f5
  10. #f1f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73bbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73bbcd
  2. #74b5c5
  3. #76afbe
  4. #77a9b6
  5. #78a3ae
  6. #7a9ea7
  7. #7b989f
  8. #7c9297
  9. #7d8c8f
  10. #7f8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cb5bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb7ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0accd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4ac2c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab8ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90b2cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5dbfc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73bbcd {
  color: #73bbcd;
}
Background
.bg-73bbcd {
  background-color: #73bbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73bbcd {
  border: 2px solid #73bbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73bbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 47% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73bbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73bbcd, #738ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73bbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.51 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.60 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.66 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.37 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.78 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.06 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.65 #8c4432 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#73bbcd  rgb(115, 187, 205)  hsl(192, 47%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#cd8573  rgb(205, 133, 115)  hsl(12, 47%, 63%)  Dark Salmon
#cd73bb  rgb(205, 115, 187)  hsl(312, 47%, 63%)  Sky Magenta
#bbcd73  rgb(187, 205, 115)  hsl(72, 47%, 63%)  June Bud