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Recognised as Colour

#73ADBB

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

#73ADBB is a cyan with RGB values 115, 173, 187 and HSL 192°, 35%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#73ADBB#73ADBB
HEX#73ADBB
RGBrgb(115, 173, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6784, 0.7333
RGB percentages45.1%, 67.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(191.7, 34.6%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.7, 38.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK38.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,581,115
CSS custom property--colour: #73ADBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#8C5244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A9BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A0BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#57B3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.5Sky blue · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Powder blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB8173
Analogous#73BBA5, #7389BB
Triadic#BB73AD, #ADBB73
Split complementary#BB7389, #BBA573
Tetradic#A573BB, #BB8173, #89BB73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#DAE9ED
Lighter +20%#B8D5DC
Lighter +10%#95C1CC
Darker −10%#5298A9
Darker −20%#417987
Darker −30%#315A64
Darker −40%#203B42
More saturated +25%#59BDD5
Less saturated −25%#8D9DA1

Channel breakdown

R115
G173
B187
Red115 (45.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue191.67°
Saturation (HSL)34.62%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G AD · B BB

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