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Recognised as Colour

#73C9FB

  • #73C9FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#73C9FB is a blue with RGB values 115, 201, 251 and HSL 202°, 94%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#73C9FB#73C9FB
HEX#73C9FB
RGBrgb(115, 201, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.7882, 0.9843
RGB percentages45.1%, 78.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(202.1, 94.4%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 54.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK54.2%, 19.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,588,347
CSS custom property--colour: #73C9FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#8C3604

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C8FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB9FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00D6DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 4.8Sky blue · ΔE 11.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.4Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5Light blue · ΔE 22Powder blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 4.82, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBA573
Analogous#73FBE9, #7385FB
Triadic#FB73C9, #C9FB73
Split complementary#FB7385, #FBE973
Tetradic#E973FB, #FBA573, #85FB73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6EFFE
Lighter +10%#A5DCFC
Darker −10%#41B6FA
Darker −20%#10A3F8
Darker −30%#0685CF
Darker −40%#05659D
More saturated +25%#6FCAFF
Less saturated −25%#85C4E9

Channel breakdown

R115
G201
B251
Red115 (45.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue202.06°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G C9 · B FB

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