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Colour

#73A0F5

  • #73A0F5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#73A0F5 is a blue with RGB values 115, 160, 245 and HSL 219°, 87%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#73A0F5#73A0F5
HEX#73A0F5
RGBrgb(115, 160, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6275, 0.9608
RGB percentages45.1%, 62.7%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(219.2, 86.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 53.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK53.1%, 34.7%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,577,845
CSS custom property--colour: #73A0F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#8C5F0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA7F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9BF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2CB3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4Light skyblue · ΔE 30.2Medium purple · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5C873
Analogous#73E1F5, #8773F5
Triadic#F573A0, #A0F573
Split complementary#F58773, #E1F573
Tetradic#F573E1, #F5C873, #73F587

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2E1FC
Lighter +10%#A3C0F8
Darker −10%#4380F2
Darker −20%#145FEE
Darker −30%#0E4CC1
Darker −40%#0A3992
More saturated +25%#699DFF
Less saturated −25%#86A6E2

Channel breakdown

R115
G160
B245
Red115 (45.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue219.23°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G A0 · B F5

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