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Colour

#73A3BD

  • #73A3BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#73A3BD is a blue with RGB values 115, 163, 189 and HSL 201°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#73A3BD#73A3BD
HEX#73A3BD
RGBrgb(115, 163, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6392, 0.7412
RGB percentages45.1%, 63.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(201.1, 35.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 39.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK39.2%, 13.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,578,557
CSS custom property--colour: #73A3BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#8C5C42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A1BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C99BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#57AAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Cadetblue · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8D73
Analogous#73BDB2, #737EBD
Triadic#BD73A3, #A3BD73
Split complementary#BD737E, #BDB273
Tetradic#B273BD, #BD8D73, #7EBD73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DBE7EE
Lighter +20%#B8D1DE
Lighter +10%#96BACD
Darker −10%#518CAC
Darker −20%#417089
Darker −30%#305467
Darker −40%#203744
More saturated +25%#59ABD7
Less saturated −25%#8D9BA3

Channel breakdown

R115
G163
B189
Red115 (45.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue201.08°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G A3 · B BD

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