#73bddb

Color #73bddb

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 6.29 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#73bddb

RGB

rgb(115, 189, 219)

HSL

hsl(197.3, 59.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.3, 47.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.5%, 13.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(72.99, -15.08, -22.18)

LCH

lch(72.99, 26.82, 235.79)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0854, 226)

HWB

hwb(197.3, 45.1%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#db9173

Analogous

#73dbc5

#73bddb

#7389db

Triadic

#73bddb

#db73bd

#bddb73

Split-complementary

#73bddb

#db7389

#dbc573

Tetradic

#73bddb

#9173db

#db9173

#bddb73

Square

#73bddb

#c573db

#db9173

#89db73

Shades

Color #73bddb mixed toward black.

#47a8d0

#2e8bb1

#226885

#174659

#0b232c

Tints

Color #73bddb mixed toward white.

#8ac8e1

#a2d3e7

#b9deed

#d0e9f3

#e8f4f9

Tones

Color #73bddb mixed toward gray.

#7cb9d2

#84b6ca

#8db2c1

#96aeb8

#9eabb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999d4 · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#948fd3 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#78cfcd · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 18.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #73bddb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73bddb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#73bddb (#73bddb) is rgb(115, 189, 219) in RGB.

No, #73bddb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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