#73C4F9#73C4F9
#73C4F9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.110 H 238.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #73C4F9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(115, 196, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 92%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 21.3%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -10.24, -33.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 35.22, 253.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.9% -0.0567 -0.0941) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.9% 0.11 238.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9028, 49.9605, 96.9339) |
| Luminance | 0.4996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 1.79
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 2.00
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 3.22
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.21
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 4.51
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#73C4F9 #F9A873
analogous
#73F9EB #73C4F9 #7381F9
triadic
#73C4F9 #F973C4 #C4F973
tetradic
#73C4F9 #EB73F9 #F9A873 #81F973
square
#73C4F9 #EB73F9 #F9A873 #81F973
split-complementary
#73C4F9 #F97381 #F9EB73
monochromatic
#0A90E8 #38ABF6 #73C4F9 #AEDDFC #E2F3FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#73C4F9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#73C4F9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #73C4F9
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##73C4F9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##73C4F9 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACC3FC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AB5F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0CD1D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #73c4f9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 196, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.110 238.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a4d5fb',
500: '#73c4f9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #73c4f9; $custom-light: #a4d5fb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#73c4f9",
"rgb": {
"r": 115,
"g": 196,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.731,
"s": 91.781,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78896,
"c": 0.10984,
"h": 238.9
},
"luminance": 0.49964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#73C4F9
secondary
#F5E0D2
accent
#5B00E6
background
#FAFDFF
surface
#F4FAFF
border
#CED3D7
text
#101417
muted
#7F8385