#73B3D3#73B3D3
#73B3D3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.080 H 231.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73B3D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 179, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 52%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 45%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 15.2%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.88, -12.00, -22.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.88, 25.54, 241.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.55% -0.0505 -0.0624) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.55% 0.08 231) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9440, 40.5857, 67.6078) |
| Luminance | 0.4059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.31
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.43
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.16
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.19
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.29
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73B3D3 #D39373
analogous
#73D3C3 #73B3D3 #7383D3
triadic
#73B3D3 #D373B3 #B3D373
tetradic
#73B3D3 #C373D3 #D39373 #83D373
square
#73B3D3 #C373D3 #D39373 #83D373
split-complementary
#73B3D3 #D37383 #D3C373
monochromatic
#31789B #449AC4 #73B3D3 #A2CCE2 #D0E6F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#73B3D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#73B3D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73B3D3
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73B3D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73B3D3 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B1D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A6D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#48BCBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73b3d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 179, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.080 231.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0c9e0',
500: '#73b3d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73b3d3; $custom-light: #a0c9e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73b3d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 179,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 52.174,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73547,
"c": 0.08025,
"h": 231
},
"luminance": 0.40588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73B3D3
secondary
#E2CBC0
accent
#5926C0
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FB
border
#CED1D4
text
#0F1315
muted
#7F8283