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#73CEDD

#73cedd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#73cedd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 80.78% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.96% cyan, 6.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 188.49°, with 60.92% saturation and 65.88% 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 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5301

Complementary

  1. #73cedd
  2. #dd8273

Split complementary

  1. #73cedd
  2. #dd7399
  3. #ddb773

Analogous

  1. #73ddb7
  2. #73cedd
  3. #7399dd

Triadic

  1. #73cedd
  2. #dd73ce
  3. #cedd73

Tetradic

  1. #73cedd
  2. #8273dd
  3. #dd8273
  4. #cedd73

Square

  1. #73cedd
  2. #b773dd
  3. #dd8273
  4. #99dd73

Monochromatic

  1. #248393
  2. #35b8ce
  3. #73cedd
  4. #b1e4ec
  5. #eef9fb

Shades

#73cedd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73cedd
  2. #68b9c7
  3. #5ca5b1
  4. #51909b
  5. #457c85
  6. #3a676f
  7. #2e5258
  8. #233e42
  9. #17292c
  10. #0c1516
  11. #000000

Tints

#73cedd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73cedd
  2. #81d3e0
  3. #8fd8e4
  4. #9ddde7
  5. #abe2eb
  6. #b9e7ee
  7. #c7ebf1
  8. #d5f0f5
  9. #e3f5f8
  10. #f1fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73cedd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73cedd
  2. #74c6d4
  3. #76beca
  4. #77b7c1
  5. #78afb8
  6. #7aa7af
  7. #7b9fa5
  8. #7c979c
  9. #7d9093
  10. #7f8889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7c6cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c8de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afbbdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #37d5d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7cade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bc3dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #55d2d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73cedd {
  color: #73cedd;
}
Background
.bg-73cedd {
  background-color: #73cedd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73cedd {
  border: 2px solid #73cedd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73cedd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 206 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 61% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73cedd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73cedd, #7399dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73cedd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 206 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.53 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.02 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.86 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.30 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.50 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.77 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.08 #8c3122 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#73cedd  rgb(115, 206, 221)  hsl(188, 61%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#dd8273  rgb(221, 130, 115)  hsl(8, 61%, 66%)  Terra Cotta
#dd73ce  rgb(221, 115, 206)  hsl(308, 61%, 66%)  Orchid
#cedd73  rgb(206, 221, 115)  hsl(68, 61%, 66%)  June Bud