Recognised as Colour

#73DFED

#73DFED
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#73DFED is a cyan with RGB values 115, 223, 237 and HSL 187°, 77%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#73DFED#73DFED

HEX#73DFED

RGBrgb(115, 223, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.451, 0.8745, 0.9294

RGB percentages45.1%, 87.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(186.9, 77.2%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 51.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK51.5%, 5.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,593,965

CSS custom property--colour: #73DFED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#8C2012

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0D8EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCC9EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#14E7E3no 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 text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14 Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.2 Powder blue · ΔE 16 Light blue · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED8173

Analogous#73EDBE, #73A2ED

Triadic#ED73DF, #DFED73

Split complementary#ED73A2, #EDBE73

Tetradic#BE73ED, #ED8173, #A2ED73

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFEFE

Lighter +20%#CDF4F9

Lighter +10%#A0E9F3

Darker −10%#46D5E7

Darker −20%#1CC7DE

Darker −30%#179FB0

Darker −40%#117683

More saturated +25%#61EDFF

Less saturated −25%#87D0D9

Channel breakdown

R115

G223

B237

Red115 (45.1%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue186.89°

Saturation (HSL)77.22%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 73 · G DF · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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