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Recognised as Colour

#73ADFA

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

#73ADFA is a blue with RGB values 115, 173, 250 and HSL 214°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#73ADFA#73ADFA
HEX#73ADFA
RGBrgb(115, 173, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.6784, 0.9804
RGB percentages45.1%, 67.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(214.2, 93.1%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 54%, 98%)
CMYK54%, 30.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,581,178
CSS custom property--colour: #73ADFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8C5205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB2FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA5F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1DBEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Sky blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAC073
Analogous#73F1FA, #7C73FA
Triadic#FA73AD, #ADFA73
Split complementary#FA7C73, #F1FA73
Tetradic#FA73F1, #FAC073, #73FA7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E7FE
Lighter +10%#A4CAFC
Darker −10%#4290F8
Darker −20%#1173F6
Darker −30%#075CCD
Darker −40%#06469B
More saturated +25%#6EACFF
Less saturated −25%#85B0E8

Channel breakdown

R115
G173
B250
Red115 (45.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue214.22°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G AD · B FA

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