Colour

#73B4F3

#73B4F3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#73B4F3 is a blue with RGB values 115, 180, 243 and HSL 210°, 84%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#73B4F3#73B4F3

HEX#73B4F3

RGBrgb(115, 180, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7059, 0.9529

RGB percentages45.1%, 70.6%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(209.5, 84.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 52.7%, 95.3%)

CMYK52.7%, 25.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,582,963

CSS custom property--colour: #73B4F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#8C4B0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AB6F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#89A9F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#27C3CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6 Steel blue · ΔE 19.7 Sky blue · ΔE 21.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F3B273

Analogous#73F3F2, #7374F3

Triadic#F373B4, #B4F373

Split complementary#F37374, #F3F273

Tetradic#F273F3, #F3B273, #74F373

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D1E6FB

Lighter +10%#A2CDF7

Darker −10%#449BEF

Darker −20%#1582EB

Darker −30%#1068BD

Darker −40%#0C4E8E

More saturated +25%#67B4FF

Less saturated −25%#86B4E0

Channel breakdown

R115

G180

B243

Red115 (45.1%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue209.53°

Saturation (HSL)84.21%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G B4 · B F3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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