#73B2CF#73B2CF
#73B2CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.077 H 228.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73B2CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 178, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 49%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 44%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.4%, 14%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.46, -12.57, -21.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.46, 24.47, 239.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.17% -0.0508 -0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.17% 0.077 228.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2491, 39.9882, 64.9331) |
| Luminance | 0.3999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.75
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.19
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.25
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.32
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.45
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73B2CF #CF9073
analogous
#73CFBE #73B2CF #7384CF
triadic
#73B2CF #CF73B2 #B2CF73
tetradic
#73B2CF #BE73CF #CF9073 #84CF73
square
#73B2CF #BE73CF #CF9073 #84CF73
split-complementary
#73B2CF #CF7384 #CFBE73
monochromatic
#337695 #4599BF #73B2CF #A1CBDF #CEE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#73B2CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#73B2CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73B2CF
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73B2CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73B2CF | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B0D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A5CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4BBABB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73b2cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 178, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.077 228.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0c9dd',
500: '#73b2cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73b2cf; $custom-light: #a0c9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73b2cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 178,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.913,
"s": 48.936,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73165,
"c": 0.07708,
"h": 228.8
},
"luminance": 0.39991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73B2CF
secondary
#DFC9BE
accent
#5829BC
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FB
border
#CED1D4
text
#0F1315
muted
#7F8283