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#73CDEB

#73cdeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#73cdeb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 80.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.06% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 75% saturation and 68.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.5331

Complementary

  1. #73cdeb
  2. #eb9173

Split complementary

  1. #73cdeb
  2. #eb7391
  3. #ebcd73

Analogous

  1. #73ebcd
  2. #73cdeb
  3. #7391eb

Triadic

  1. #73cdeb
  2. #eb73cd
  3. #cdeb73

Tetradic

  1. #73cdeb
  2. #9173eb
  3. #eb9173
  4. #cdeb73

Square

  1. #73cdeb
  2. #cd73eb
  3. #eb9173
  4. #91eb73

Monochromatic

  1. #1987ac
  2. #30b5e1
  3. #73cdeb
  4. #b6e5f5
  5. #edf9fc

Shades

#73cdeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73cdeb
  2. #68b9d4
  3. #5ca4bc
  4. #5190a5
  5. #457b8d
  6. #3a6776
  7. #2e525e
  8. #233e47
  9. #17292f
  10. #0c1518
  11. #000000

Tints

#73cdeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73cdeb
  2. #81d2ed
  3. #8fd7ef
  4. #9ddcf1
  5. #abe1f3
  6. #b9e6f5
  7. #c7ebf7
  8. #d5f0f9
  9. #e3f5fb
  10. #f1fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73cdeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73cdeb
  2. #74c5e0
  3. #76bed6
  4. #77b6cb
  5. #78aec0
  6. #7aa7b6
  7. #7b9fab
  8. #7c97a0
  9. #7d8f95
  10. #7f888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7c6d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc9ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9bbeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #27d7d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3caec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97c3eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50d3df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73cdeb {
  color: #73cdeb;
}
Background
.bg-73cdeb {
  background-color: #73cdeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73cdeb {
  border: 2px solid #73cdeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73cdeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 205 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 75% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73cdeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73cdeb, #7391eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73cdeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 205 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 2.47 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 3.42 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.00 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.87 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.18 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.66 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.73 #8c3214 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#73cdeb  rgb(115, 205, 235)  hsl(195, 75%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#eb9173  rgb(235, 145, 115)  hsl(15, 75%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#eb73cd  rgb(235, 115, 205)  hsl(315, 75%, 69%)  Rose Pink
#cdeb73  rgb(205, 235, 115)  hsl(75, 75%, 69%)  June Bud