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#73BBD1

#73bbd1 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#73bbd1 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 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.98% cyan, 10.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 194.04°, with 50.54% saturation and 63.53% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.4379

Complementary

  1. #73bbd1
  2. #d18973

Split complementary

  1. #73bbd1
  2. #d1738c
  3. #d1b873

Analogous

  1. #73d1b8
  2. #73bbd1
  3. #738cd1

Triadic

  1. #73bbd1
  2. #d173bb
  3. #bbd173

Tetradic

  1. #73bbd1
  2. #8973d1
  3. #d18973
  4. #bbd173

Square

  1. #73bbd1
  2. #b873d1
  3. #d18973
  4. #8cd173

Monochromatic

  1. #2a6c81
  2. #3d9dba
  3. #73bbd1
  4. #add7e4
  5. #e6f3f7

Shades

#73bbd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73bbd1
  2. #68a8bc
  3. #5c96a7
  4. #518392
  5. #45707d
  6. #3a5e69
  7. #2e4b54
  8. #23383f
  9. #17252a
  10. #0c1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#73bbd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73bbd1
  2. #81c2d6
  3. #8fc9da
  4. #9dcfdf
  5. #abd6e3
  6. #b9dde8
  7. #c7e4ed
  8. #d5ebf1
  9. #e3f1f6
  10. #f1f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73bbd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73bbd1
  2. #74b5c9
  3. #76afc1
  4. #77a9b9
  5. #78a3b1
  6. #7a9ea9
  7. #7b98a0
  8. #7c9298
  9. #7d8c90
  10. #7f8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cb5be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb7d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9facd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47c3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b9d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fb2d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5cc0c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73bbd1 {
  color: #73bbd1;
}
Background
.bg-73bbd1 {
  background-color: #73bbd1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73bbd1 {
  border: 2px solid #73bbd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73bbd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 187 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 51% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73bbd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73bbd1, #738cd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73bbd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 187 209 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.67 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.82 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.67 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.82 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.34 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.65 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.98 #8c442e Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#73bbd1  rgb(115, 187, 209)  hsl(194, 51%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#d18973  rgb(209, 137, 115)  hsl(14, 51%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#d173bb  rgb(209, 115, 187)  hsl(314, 51%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#bbd173  rgb(187, 209, 115)  hsl(74, 51%, 64%)  June Bud