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#73BDCE

#73bdce ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#73bdce is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 74.12% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.17% cyan, 8.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 191.21°, with 48.15% saturation and 62.94% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.445

Complementary

  1. #73bdce
  2. #ce8473

Split complementary

  1. #73bdce
  2. #ce738f
  3. #ceb273

Analogous

  1. #73ceb2
  2. #73bdce
  3. #738fce

Triadic

  1. #73bdce
  2. #ce73bd
  3. #bdce73

Tetradic

  1. #73bdce
  2. #8473ce
  3. #ce8473
  4. #bdce73

Square

  1. #73bdce
  2. #b273ce
  3. #ce8473
  4. #8fce73

Monochromatic

  1. #2c6d7c
  2. #3f9fb5
  3. #73bdce
  4. #acd8e2
  5. #e4f2f6

Shades

#73bdce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73bdce
  2. #68aab9
  3. #5c97a5
  4. #518490
  5. #45717c
  6. #3a5f67
  7. #2e4c52
  8. #23393e
  9. #172629
  10. #0c1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#73bdce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73bdce
  2. #81c4d3
  3. #8fcad8
  4. #9dd1dd
  5. #abd7e2
  6. #b9dee7
  7. #c7e5eb
  8. #d5ebf0
  9. #e3f2f5
  10. #f1f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73bdce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73bdce
  2. #74b7c6
  3. #76b1be
  4. #77abb7
  5. #78a5af
  6. #7a9fa7
  7. #7b989f
  8. #7c9297
  9. #7d8c90
  10. #7f8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9db6be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b8cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2adce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49c4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bbacf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91b4ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5cc1c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73bdce {
  color: #73bdce;
}
Background
.bg-73bdce {
  background-color: #73bdce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73bdce {
  border: 2px solid #73bdce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73bdce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 189 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 48% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73bdce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73bdce, #738fce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73bdce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 189 206 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.49 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.32 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.71 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.03 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.60 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.24 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.72 #8c4231 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#73bdce  rgb(115, 189, 206)  hsl(191, 48%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#ce8473  rgb(206, 132, 115)  hsl(11, 48%, 63%)  Terra Cotta
#ce73bd  rgb(206, 115, 189)  hsl(311, 48%, 63%)  Sky Magenta
#bdce73  rgb(189, 206, 115)  hsl(71, 48%, 63%)  June Bud