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Colour

#73C0FF

  • #73C0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#73C0FF is a blue with RGB values 115, 192, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#73C0FF#73C0FF
HEX#73C0FF
RGBrgb(115, 192, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7529, 1
RGB percentages45.1%, 75.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(207, 100%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 54.9%, 100%)
CMYK54.9%, 24.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,586,047
CSS custom property--colour: #73C0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#8C3F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#92B3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00CFD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB273
Analogous#73FFF8, #737AFF
Triadic#FF73C0, #C0FF73
Split complementary#FF737A, #FFF873
Tetradic#F873FF, #FFB273, #7AFF73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9EEFF
Lighter +10%#A6D7FF
Darker −10%#40A9FF
Darker −20%#0D92FF
Darker −30%#0077D9
Darker −40%#005BA6
More saturated +25%#73C0FF
Less saturated −25%#84BEEE

Channel breakdown

R115
G192
B255
Red115 (45.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue207°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G C0 · B FF

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