#73a0c3

Color #73a0c3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.67 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#73a0c3

RGB

rgb(115, 160, 195)

HSL

hsl(206.3, 40%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.3, 41%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(41%, 17.9%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(63.94, -6.07, -22.78)

LCH

lch(63.94, 23.57, 255.08)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0711, 242.43)

HWB

hwb(206.3, 45.1%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c39673

Analogous

#73c3be

#73a0c3

#7378c3

Triadic

#73a0c3

#c373a0

#a0c373

Split-complementary

#73a0c3

#c37378

#c3be73

Tetradic

#73a0c3

#9673c3

#c39673

#a0c373

Square

#73a0c3

#be73c3

#c39673

#78c373

Shades

Color #73a0c3 mixed toward black.

#4f87b4

#3e6c91

#2f516d

#1f3648

#101b24

Tints

Color #73a0c3 mixed toward white.

#8ab0cd

#a2c0d7

#b9cfe1

#d0dfeb

#e8eff5

Tones

Color #73a0c3 mixed toward gray.

#7a9fbc

#809eb6

#879eaf

#8e9da8

#949ca2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989bb · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#8683b9 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#76b5b3 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #73a0c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73a0c3]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#73a0c3 (#73a0c3) is rgb(115, 160, 195) in RGB.

No, #73a0c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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