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Recognised as Colour

#73A3EC

  • #73A3EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#73A3EC is a blue with RGB values 115, 163, 236 and HSL 216°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#73A3EC#73A3EC
HEX#73A3EC
RGBrgb(115, 163, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6392, 0.9255
RGB percentages45.1%, 63.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(216.2, 76.1%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 51.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK51.3%, 30.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,578,604
CSS custom property--colour: #73A3EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8C5C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A8EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#789CEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#36B3BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECBC73
Analogous#73DFEC, #8073EC
Triadic#EC73A3, #A3EC73
Split complementary#EC8073, #DFEC73
Tetradic#EC73DF, #ECBC73, #73EC80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFCFE
Lighter +20%#CDDEF8
Lighter +10%#A0C1F2
Darker −10%#4685E6
Darker −20%#1E69DB
Darker −30%#1853AE
Darker −40%#123E81
More saturated +25%#609FFF
Less saturated −25%#87A7D8

Channel breakdown

R115
G163
B236
Red115 (45.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue216.2°
Saturation (HSL)76.1%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G A3 · B EC

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