#73ABED#73ABED
#73ABED is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.113 H 253.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73ABED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 171, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 77%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 51%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.5%, 27.8%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.67, -0.14, -38.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.67, 38.66, 269.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.92% -0.0325 -0.1084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.92% 0.113 253.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9139, 38.8823, 85.6642) |
| Luminance | 0.3888 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.55
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.77
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.51
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.14
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.55
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 8.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73ABED #EDB573
analogous
#73E8ED #73ABED #7873ED
triadic
#73ABED #ED73AB #ABED73
tetradic
#73ABED #ED73E8 #EDB573 #73ED78
square
#73ABED #ED73E8 #EDB573 #73ED78
split-complementary
#73ABED #ED7873 #E8ED73
monochromatic
#1A6CCB #3D8AE6 #73ABED #A9CCF4 #DFECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#73ABED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.78
#73ABED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73ABED
8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73ABED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73ABED | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.78 | 8.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91AEF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81A2EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#33BAC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73abed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 171, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.113 253.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c3f3',
500: '#73abed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73abed; $custom-light: #a2c3f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73abed",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 171,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.459,
"s": 77.215,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72919,
"c": 0.11321,
"h": 253.3
},
"luminance": 0.38885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73ABED
secondary
#F0DFCC
accent
#7B0CD9
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F7FD
border
#CED0D5
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185