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#73D1EA

#73d1ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#73d1ea is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 81.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.85% cyan, 10.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 192.61°, with 73.91% saturation and 68.43% 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 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.5519

Complementary

  1. #73d1ea
  2. #ea8c73

Split complementary

  1. #73d1ea
  2. #ea7395
  3. #eac873

Analogous

  1. #73eac8
  2. #73d1ea
  3. #7395ea

Triadic

  1. #73d1ea
  2. #ea73d1
  3. #d1ea73

Tetradic

  1. #73d1ea
  2. #8c73ea
  3. #ea8c73
  4. #d1ea73

Square

  1. #73d1ea
  2. #c873ea
  3. #ea8c73
  4. #95ea73

Monochromatic

  1. #1a8caa
  2. #30bbe0
  3. #73d1ea
  4. #b6e7f4
  5. #edf9fc

Shades

#73d1ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73d1ea
  2. #68bcd3
  3. #5ca7bb
  4. #5192a4
  5. #457d8c
  6. #3a6975
  7. #2e545e
  8. #233f46
  9. #172a2f
  10. #0c1517
  11. #000000

Tints

#73d1ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73d1ea
  2. #81d6ec
  3. #8fdaee
  4. #9ddff0
  5. #abe3f2
  6. #b9e8f5
  7. #c7edf7
  8. #d5f1f9
  9. #e3f6fb
  10. #f1fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73d1ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73d1ea
  2. #74c9df
  3. #76c1d5
  4. #77b9ca
  5. #78b1c0
  6. #7aa9b5
  7. #7ba0aa
  8. #7c98a0
  9. #7d9095
  10. #7f888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aac9d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0cceb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aebeea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #26dad9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7ceeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ac6ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50d6e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73d1ea {
  color: #73d1ea;
}
Background
.bg-73d1ea {
  background-color: #73d1ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73d1ea {
  border: 2px solid #73d1ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73d1ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 209 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 74% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73d1ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73d1ea, #7395ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73d1ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 209 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.79 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.95 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.19 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.76 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.99 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.06 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.55 #8c2e15 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#73d1ea  rgb(115, 209, 234)  hsl(193, 74%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#ea8c73  rgb(234, 140, 115)  hsl(13, 74%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#ea73d1  rgb(234, 115, 209)  hsl(313, 74%, 68%)  Orchid
#d1ea73  rgb(209, 234, 115)  hsl(73, 74%, 68%)  June Bud