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Recognised as Colour

#73ABEC

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

#73ABEC is a blue with RGB values 115, 171, 236 and HSL 212°, 76%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#73ABEC#73ABEC
HEX#73ABEC
RGBrgb(115, 171, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6706, 0.9255
RGB percentages45.1%, 67.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(212.2, 76.1%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 51.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK51.3%, 27.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,580,652
CSS custom property--colour: #73ABEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#8C5413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91AEEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A2EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#34BAC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.2Sky blue · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB473
Analogous#73E8EC, #7773EC
Triadic#EC73AB, #ABEC73
Split complementary#EC7773, #E8EC73
Tetradic#EC73E8, #ECB473, #73EC77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFCFE
Lighter +20%#CDE1F8
Lighter +10%#A0C6F2
Darker −10%#4690E6
Darker −20%#1E75DB
Darker −30%#185DAE
Darker −40%#124581
More saturated +25%#60AAFF
Less saturated −25%#87ACD8

Channel breakdown

R115
G171
B236
Red115 (45.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue212.23°
Saturation (HSL)76.1%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G AB · B EC

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