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Recognised as Colour

#73D7E7

  • #73D7E7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#73D7E7 is a cyan with RGB values 115, 215, 231 and HSL 188°, 71%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#73D7E7#73D7E7
HEX#73D7E7
RGBrgb(115, 215, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.8431, 0.9059
RGB percentages45.1%, 84.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(188.3, 70.7%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 50.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK50.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,591,911
CSS custom property--colour: #73D7E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#8C2818

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C3E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#27DFDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 15Powder blue · ΔE 15.1Light blue · ΔE 15.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E78373
Analogous#73E7BD, #739DE7
Triadic#E773D7, #D7E773
Split complementary#E7739D, #E7BD73
Tetradic#BD73E7, #E78373, #9DE773

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FCFD
Lighter +20%#CAF0F6
Lighter +10%#9FE3EE
Darker −10%#47CBE0
Darker −20%#24B8D0
Darker −30%#1C92A5
Darker −40%#156B79
More saturated +25%#5FE6FC
Less saturated −25%#88C8D3

Channel breakdown

R115
G215
B231
Red115 (45.1%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue188.28°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 73 · G D7 · B E7

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