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#73C8DF

#73c8df ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#73c8df is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 78.43% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.43% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 192.78°, with 62.79% saturation and 66.27% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.5028

Complementary

  1. #73c8df
  2. #df8a73

Split complementary

  1. #73c8df
  2. #df7392
  3. #dfc073

Analogous

  1. #73dfc0
  2. #73c8df
  3. #7392df

Triadic

  1. #73c8df
  2. #df73c8
  3. #c8df73

Tetradic

  1. #73c8df
  2. #8a73df
  3. #df8a73
  4. #c8df73

Square

  1. #73c8df
  2. #c073df
  3. #df8a73
  4. #92df73

Monochromatic

  1. #227e97
  2. #35b0d1
  3. #73c8df
  4. #b1e0ed
  5. #eef8fb

Shades

#73c8df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73c8df
  2. #68b4c9
  3. #5ca0b2
  4. #518c9c
  5. #457886
  6. #3a6470
  7. #2e5059
  8. #233c43
  9. #17282d
  10. #0c1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#73c8df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73c8df
  2. #81cee2
  3. #8fd3e5
  4. #9dd9e9
  5. #abdeec
  6. #b9e4ef
  7. #c7e9f2
  8. #d5eff5
  9. #e3f4f9
  10. #f1fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73c8df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73c8df
  2. #74c1d6
  3. #76bacc
  4. #77b2c3
  5. #78abb9
  6. #7aa4b0
  7. #7b9da6
  8. #7c969d
  9. #7d8e93
  10. #7f878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4c1cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c3e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b7df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38d0cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1c5e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96bedf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56cdd6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73c8df {
  color: #73c8df;
}
Background
.bg-73c8df {
  background-color: #73c8df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73c8df {
  border: 2px solid #73c8df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73c8df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 200 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73c8df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73c8df, #7392df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73c8df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 200 223 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.94 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.23 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.09 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.99 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.14 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.66 #8c3720 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#73c8df  rgb(115, 200, 223)  hsl(193, 63%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#df8a73  rgb(223, 138, 115)  hsl(13, 63%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#df73c8  rgb(223, 115, 200)  hsl(313, 63%, 66%)  Orchid
#c8df73  rgb(200, 223, 115)  hsl(73, 63%, 66%)  June Bud