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#73D4E5

#73d4e5 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#73d4e5 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 83.14% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.78% cyan, 7.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 188.95°, with 68.67% saturation and 67.45% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5639

Complementary

  1. #73d4e5
  2. #e58473

Split complementary

  1. #73d4e5
  2. #e5739b
  3. #e5bd73

Analogous

  1. #73e5bd
  2. #73d4e5
  3. #739be5

Triadic

  1. #73d4e5
  2. #e573d4
  3. #d4e573

Tetradic

  1. #73d4e5
  2. #8473e5
  3. #e58473
  4. #d4e573

Square

  1. #73d4e5
  2. #bd73e5
  3. #e58473
  4. #9be573

Monochromatic

  1. #1e8ea1
  2. #32c0d9
  3. #73d4e5
  4. #b4e8f1
  5. #eefafc

Shades

#73d4e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73d4e5
  2. #68bfce
  3. #5caab7
  4. #5194a0
  5. #457f89
  6. #3a6a73
  7. #2e555c
  8. #234045
  9. #172a2e
  10. #0c1517
  11. #000000

Tints

#73d4e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73d4e5
  2. #81d8e8
  3. #8fddea
  4. #9de1ed
  5. #abe5ef
  6. #b9eaf2
  7. #c7eef5
  8. #d5f2f7
  9. #e3f6fa
  10. #f1fbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73d4e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73d4e5
  2. #74ccdb
  3. #76c3d1
  4. #77bbc7
  5. #78b2bd
  6. #7aaab3
  7. #7ba2a8
  8. #7c999e
  9. #7d9194
  10. #7f888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abccd3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5cee6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3c0e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2bdcd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aad0e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dc8e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #52d9de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73d4e5 {
  color: #73d4e5;
}
Background
.bg-73d4e5 {
  background-color: #73d4e5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73d4e5 {
  border: 2px solid #73d4e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73d4e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 212 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 69% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73d4e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73d4e5, #739be5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73d4e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 212 229 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.35 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.48 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.58 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.22 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.59 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.70 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.29 #8c2b1a Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#73d4e5  rgb(115, 212, 229)  hsl(189, 69%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#e58473  rgb(229, 132, 115)  hsl(9, 69%, 67%)  Salmon
#e573d4  rgb(229, 115, 212)  hsl(309, 69%, 67%)  Orchid
#d4e573  rgb(212, 229, 115)  hsl(69, 69%, 67%)  June Bud