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#73DCF8

#73dcf8 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#73dcf8 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 86.27% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.63% cyan, 11.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 192.63°, with 90.48% saturation and 71.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.6161

Complementary

  1. #73dcf8
  2. #f88f73

Split complementary

  1. #73dcf8
  2. #f8739a
  3. #f8d273

Analogous

  1. #73f8d2
  2. #73dcf8
  3. #739af8

Triadic

  1. #73dcf8
  2. #f873dc
  3. #dcf873

Tetradic

  1. #73dcf8
  2. #8f73f8
  3. #f88f73
  4. #dcf873

Square

  1. #73dcf8
  2. #d273f8
  3. #f88f73
  4. #9af873

Monochromatic

  1. #0aa0c8
  2. #2acaf4
  3. #73dcf8
  4. #bceefc
  5. #ecfafe

Shades

#73dcf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73dcf8
  2. #68c6df
  3. #5cb0c6
  4. #519aae
  5. #458495
  6. #3a6e7c
  7. #2e5863
  8. #23424a
  9. #172c32
  10. #0c1619
  11. #000000

Tints

#73dcf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73dcf8
  2. #81e0f9
  3. #8fe3f9
  4. #9de7fa
  5. #abeafb
  6. #b9eefc
  7. #c7f1fc
  8. #d5f5fd
  9. #e3f8fe
  10. #f1fcfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73dcf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73dcf8
  2. #74d3ec
  3. #76cae0
  4. #77c0d4
  5. #78b7c8
  6. #7aaebc
  7. #7ba5b0
  8. #7c9ca4
  9. #7d9298
  10. #7f898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1d4e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9d6fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6c7f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e6e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aed9f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fd0f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48e2ed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-73dcf8 {
  color: #73dcf8;
}
Background
.bg-73dcf8 {
  background-color: #73dcf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73dcf8 {
  border: 2px solid #73dcf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73dcf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 220 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 90% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73dcf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73dcf8, #739af8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73dcf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 220 248 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.98 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.69 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.07 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.13 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.36 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.08 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.99 #8c2307 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#73dcf8  rgb(115, 220, 248)  hsl(193, 90%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#f88f73  rgb(248, 143, 115)  hsl(13, 90%, 71%)  Dark Salmon
#f873dc  rgb(248, 115, 220)  hsl(313, 90%, 71%)  Rose Pink
#dcf873  rgb(220, 248, 115)  hsl(73, 90%, 71%)  Inchworm