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Recognised as Colour

#73A3CA

  • #73A3CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#73A3CA is a blue with RGB values 115, 163, 202 and HSL 207°, 45%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#73A3CA#73A3CA
HEX#73A3CA
RGBrgb(115, 163, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6392, 0.7922
RGB percentages45.1%, 63.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(206.9, 45.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 43.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK43.1%, 19.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,578,570
CSS custom property--colour: #73A3CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#8C5C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A3CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#879AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#51ACB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9A73
Analogous#73CAC5, #7378CA
Triadic#CA73A3, #A3CA73
Split complementary#CA7378, #CAC573
Tetradic#C573CA, #CA9A73, #78CA73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2ECF4
Lighter +20%#BDD4E6
Lighter +10%#98BBD8
Darker −10%#4E8BBC
Darker −20%#3B719C
Darker −30%#2D5677
Darker −40%#1F3B52
More saturated +25%#5BA5E2
Less saturated −25%#8BA1B2

Channel breakdown

R115
G163
B202
Red115 (45.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue206.9°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G A3 · B CA

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