#73B3DA#73B3DA
#73B3DA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.087 H 236.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73B3DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 179, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 58%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 47%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.2%, 17.9%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.14, -10.05, -26.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.14, 27.87, 248.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.83% -0.048 -0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.83% 0.087 236.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8407, 40.9443, 72.3305) |
| Luminance | 0.4095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.66
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.83
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.50
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.09
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.09
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73B3DA #DA9A73
analogous
#73DACD #73B3DA #7380DA
triadic
#73B3DA #DA73B3 #B3DA73
tetradic
#73B3DA #CD73DA #DA9A73 #80DA73
square
#73B3DA #CD73DA #DA9A73 #80DA73
split-complementary
#73B3DA #DA7380 #DACD73
monochromatic
#2C78A7 #4399CD #73B3DA #A3CDE7 #D4E8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#73B3DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#73B3DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73B3DA
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73B3DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73B3DA | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1B2DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A7D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#43BDC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73b3da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 179, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.087 236.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c9e5',
500: '#73b3da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73b3da; $custom-light: #a1c9e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73b3da",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 179,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.718,
"s": 58.192,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73831,
"c": 0.08664,
"h": 236.4
},
"luminance": 0.40947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73B3DA
secondary
#E6D0C3
accent
#5F20C6
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#0F1315
muted
#7F8284