#73BCED#73BCED
#73BCED is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.102 H 239.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73BCED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 188, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 77%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 51%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.5%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.36, -9.46, -31.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.36, 32.77, 253.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.62% -0.0518 -0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.62% 0.102 239.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3340, 45.7224, 86.8042) |
| Luminance | 0.4573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 3.25
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.59
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 3.69
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 4.77
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 5.77
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73BCED #EDA473
analogous
#73EDE1 #73BCED #737FED
triadic
#73BCED #ED73BC #BCED73
tetradic
#73BCED #E173ED #EDA473 #7FED73
square
#73BCED #E173ED #EDA473 #7FED73
split-complementary
#73BCED #ED737F #EDE173
monochromatic
#1A84CB #3DA2E6 #73BCED #A9D6F4 #DFF0FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#73BCED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.15
#73BCED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73BCED
10.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73BCED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73BCED | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.15 | 10.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6BBEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95AFEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2CC8CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73bced; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 188, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.102 239.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2d0f3',
500: '#73bced',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73bced; $custom-light: #a2d0f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73bced",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 188,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.098,
"s": 77.215,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76622,
"c": 0.10164,
"h": 239.4
},
"luminance": 0.45726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73BCED
secondary
#F0DACC
accent
#5F0CD9
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F9FD
border
#CED2D5
text
#101317
muted
#7F8285