Colour

#73A5BC

#73A5BC
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#73A5BC is a cyan with RGB values 115, 165, 188 and HSL 199°, 35%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73A5BC#73A5BC

HEX#73A5BC

RGBrgb(115, 165, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6471, 0.7373

RGB percentages45.1%, 64.7%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(198.9, 35.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.9, 38.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK38.8%, 12.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,579,068

CSS custom property--colour: #73A5BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1

Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#8C5A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99A3BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E9ABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#58ACACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 13.8 Sky blue · ΔE 15.3 Slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BC8A73

Analogous#73BCAF, #7380BC

Triadic#BC73A5, #A5BC73

Split complementary#BC7380, #BCAF73

Tetradic#AF73BC, #BC8A73, #80BC73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFEFE

Lighter +30%#DAE8EE

Lighter +20%#B8D1DD

Lighter +10%#95BBCD

Darker −10%#528EAA

Darker −20%#417288

Darker −30%#315565

Darker −40%#203843

More saturated +25%#59AFD6

Less saturated −25%#8D9BA2

Channel breakdown

R115

G165

B188

Red115 (45.1%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue198.9°

Saturation (HSL)35.27%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G A5 · B BC

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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