#73ACC2#73ACC2
#73ACC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.067 H 224.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73ACC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 172, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 39%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 41%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.31, -12.87, -17.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.31, 21.40, 233.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.31% -0.0483 -0.0471) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.31% 0.067 224.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5570, 37.0429, 56.5156) |
| Luminance | 0.3705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 3.93
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.70
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.87
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.60
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.15
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73ACC2 #C28973
analogous
#73C2B0 #73ACC2 #7384C2
triadic
#73ACC2 #C273AC #ACC273
tetradic
#73ACC2 #B073C2 #C28973 #84C273
square
#73ACC2 #B073C2 #C28973 #84C273
split-complementary
#73ACC2 #C27384 #C2B073
monochromatic
#396E82 #4B91AD #73ACC2 #9EC5D5 #C8DFE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#73ACC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#73ACC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73ACC2
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73ACC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73ACC2 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A9C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A0C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#53B3B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73acc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 172, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.067 224.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9fc4d4',
500: '#73acc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73acc2; $custom-light: #9fc4d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73acc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 172,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.709,
"s": 39.303,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71307,
"c": 0.06745,
"h": 224.2
},
"luminance": 0.37045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73ACC2
secondary
#D7C2B9
accent
#5733B2
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F3F8FA
border
#CDD1D3
text
#0F1214
muted
#7F8183