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Colour

#73A8BA

  • #73A8BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#73A8BA is a cyan with RGB values 115, 168, 186 and HSL 195°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73A8BA#73A8BA
HEX#73A8BA
RGBrgb(115, 168, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6588, 0.7294
RGB percentages45.1%, 65.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(195.2, 34%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.2, 38.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK38.2%, 9.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,579,834
CSS custom property--colour: #73A8BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8C5745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA5BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#929CBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#58AEAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1Sky blue · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light blue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA8573
Analogous#73BAA8, #7385BA
Triadic#BA73A8, #A8BA73
Split complementary#BA7385, #BAA973
Tetradic#A873BA, #BA8573, #85BA73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFD
Lighter +30%#D9E8ED
Lighter +20%#B7D2DC
Lighter +10%#95BDCB
Darker −10%#5392A7
Darker −20%#427485
Darker −30%#315663
Darker −40%#203941
More saturated +25%#59B5D4
Less saturated −25%#8D9BA0

Channel breakdown

R115
G168
B186
Red115 (45.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue195.21°
Saturation (HSL)33.97%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G A8 · B BA

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