ColorTool
Log in
#73DEE4

#73dee4 ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#73dee4 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 87.06% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.56% cyan, 2.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 183.19°, with 67.66% saturation and 67.25% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 5.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#66cccc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.6149

Complementary

  1. #73dee4
  2. #e47973

Split complementary

  1. #73dee4
  2. #e473a5
  3. #e4b173

Analogous

  1. #73e4b1
  2. #73dee4
  3. #73a5e4

Triadic

  1. #73dee4
  2. #e473de
  3. #dee473

Tetradic

  1. #73dee4
  2. #7973e4
  3. #e47973
  4. #dee473

Square

  1. #73dee4
  2. #b173e4
  3. #e47973
  4. #a5e473

Monochromatic

  1. #1f989f
  2. #33cfd8
  3. #73dee4
  4. #b3edf0
  5. #eefbfc

Shades

#73dee4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #73dee4
  2. #68c8cd
  3. #5cb2b6
  4. #519ba0
  5. #458589
  6. #3a6f72
  7. #2e595b
  8. #234344
  9. #172c2e
  10. #0c1617
  11. #000000

Tints

#73dee4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #73dee4
  2. #81e1e7
  3. #8fe5e9
  4. #9de8ec
  5. #abebef
  6. #b9eff2
  7. #c7f2f4
  8. #d5f5f7
  9. #e3f8fa
  10. #f1fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#73dee4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #73dee4
  2. #74d5da
  3. #76cbd0
  4. #77c2c6
  5. #78b8bc
  6. #7aafb2
  7. #7ba6a8
  8. #7c9c9e
  9. #7d9394
  10. #7f898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1d4d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1d6e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec8e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #27e5df ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3d9e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5d1e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50e2e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-73dee4 {
  color: #73dee4;
}
Background
.bg-73dee4 {
  background-color: #73dee4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-73dee4 {
  border: 2px solid #73dee4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #73dee4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 222 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 68% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-73dee4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #73dee4, #73a5e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-73dee4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 222 228 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.86 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.31 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.73 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.31 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.47 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.17 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.63 #8c211b Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#73dee4  rgb(115, 222, 228)  hsl(183, 68%, 67%)  Electric Blue
#e47973  rgb(228, 121, 115)  hsl(3, 68%, 67%)  Light Coral
#e473de  rgb(228, 115, 222)  hsl(303, 68%, 67%)  Orchid
#dee473  rgb(222, 228, 115)  hsl(63, 68%, 67%)  Straw