#73A3BB#73A3BB
#73A3BB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.062 H 230.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73A3BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 163, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 35%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 39%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.5%, 12.8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.50, -9.87, -17.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.50, 20.05, 240.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69% -0.0397 -0.048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69% 0.062 230.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1341, 33.4253, 51.9206) |
| Luminance | 0.3343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 1.51
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 4.18
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 5.76
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 8.59
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.01
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 9.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73A3BB #BB8B73
analogous
#73BBAF #73A3BB #737FBB
triadic
#73A3BB #BB73A3 #A3BB73
tetradic
#73A3BB #AF73BB #BB8B73 #7FBB73
square
#73A3BB #AF73BB #BB8B73 #7FBB73
split-complementary
#73A3BB #BB737F #BBAF73
monochromatic
#3B6479 #4F86A2 #73A3BB #9CBECF #C5D9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#73A3BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#73A3BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73A3BB
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73A3BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73A3BB | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A1BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D99BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#58AAAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73a3bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 163, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.062 230.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9ebecf',
500: '#73a3bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73a3bb; $custom-light: #9ebecf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73a3bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 163,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 34.615,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69002,
"c": 0.06228,
"h": 230.4
},
"luminance": 0.33427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73A3BB
secondary
#D3C0B7
accent
#825DCB
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F2F6F9
border
#CCD0D2
text
#0F1213
muted
#7E8182