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#73BCCF

#73bccf ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#73bccf is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 73.73% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.44% cyan, 9.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 192.39°, with 48.94% saturation and 63.14% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.12.

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Relative luminance0.4412

Complementary

  1. #73bccf
  2. #cf8673

Split complementary

  1. #73bccf
  2. #cf738e
  3. #cfb473

Analogous

  1. #73cfb4
  2. #73bccf
  3. #738ecf

Triadic

  1. #73bccf
  2. #cf73bc
  3. #bccf73

Tetradic

  1. #73bccf
  2. #8673cf
  3. #cf8673
  4. #bccf73

Square

  1. #73bccf
  2. #b473cf
  3. #cf8673
  4. #8ecf73

Monochromatic

  1. #2b6d7e
  2. #3f9eb7
  3. #73bccf
  4. #acd7e3
  5. #e5f3f6

Shades

#73bccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73bccf
  2. #68a9ba
  3. #5c96a6
  4. #518491
  5. #45717c
  6. #3a5e68
  7. #2e4b53
  8. #23383e
  9. #172629
  10. #0c1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#73bccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73bccf
  2. #81c3d4
  3. #8fc9d9
  4. #9dd0dd
  5. #abd7e2
  6. #b9dee7
  7. #c7e4ec
  8. #d5ebf1
  9. #e3f2f5
  10. #f1f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73bccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73bccf
  2. #74b6c7
  3. #76b0bf
  4. #77aab7
  5. #78a4af
  6. #7a9ea8
  7. #7b98a0
  8. #7c9298
  9. #7d8c90
  10. #7f8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cb6be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb8d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0adcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48c3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab9d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90b3cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5cc0c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73bccf {
  color: #73bccf;
}
Background
.bg-73bccf {
  background-color: #73bccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73bccf {
  border: 2px solid #73bccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73bccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 188 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 49% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73bccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73bccf, #738ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73bccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 188 207 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.64 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.27 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.14 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.59 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.66 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.67 #8c4330 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#73bccf  rgb(115, 188, 207)  hsl(192, 49%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#cf8673  rgb(207, 134, 115)  hsl(12, 49%, 63%)  Dark Salmon
#cf73bc  rgb(207, 115, 188)  hsl(312, 49%, 63%)  Sky Magenta
#bccf73  rgb(188, 207, 115)  hsl(72, 49%, 63%)  June Bud