#73B8F9#73B8F9
#73B8F9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.117 H 248.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73B8F9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 184, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 92%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 26.1%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.73, -3.76, -38.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.73, 39.01, 264.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.28% -0.0435 -0.1089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.28% 0.117 248.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3035, 44.7620, 96.0675) |
| Luminance | 0.4476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 0.82
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.63
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.42
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.07
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 6.96
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73B8F9 #F9B473
analogous
#73F9F7 #73B8F9 #7375F9
triadic
#73B8F9 #F973B8 #B8F973
tetradic
#73B8F9 #F773F9 #F9B473 #75F973
square
#73B8F9 #F773F9 #F9B473 #75F973
split-complementary
#73B8F9 #F97375 #F9F773
monochromatic
#0A7CE8 #389AF6 #73B8F9 #AED6FC #E2F0FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#73B8F9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#73B8F9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73B8F9
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73B8F9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73B8F9 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DBAFC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BADF8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#18C7CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73b8f9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 184, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.117 248.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3cdfb',
500: '#73b8f9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73b8f9; $custom-light: #a3cdfb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73b8f9",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 184,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.104,
"s": 91.781,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76282,
"c": 0.11726,
"h": 248.2
},
"luminance": 0.44765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73B8F9
secondary
#F5E3D2
accent
#6F00E6
background
#FAFCFF
surface
#F4F8FF
border
#CED1D7
text
#101317
muted
#7F8285