#73add6

Color #73add6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.93 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#73add6

RGB

rgb(115, 173, 214)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 54.7%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 46.3%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 19.2%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(68.3, -7.93, -26.62)

LCH

lch(68.3, 27.78, 253.41)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0851, 240.27)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 45.1%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d69c73

Analogous

#73d6cd

#73add6

#737cd6

Triadic

#73add6

#d673ad

#add673

Split-complementary

#73add6

#d6737c

#d6cd73

Tetradic

#73add6

#9c73d6

#d69c73

#add673

Square

#73add6

#cd73d6

#d69c73

#7cd673

Shades

Color #73add6 mixed toward black.

#4994ca

#3278aa

#255a7f

#193c55

#0c1e2a

Tints

Color #73add6 mixed toward white.

#8abbdd

#a2c8e4

#b9d6ea

#d0e4f1

#e8f1f8

Tones

Color #73add6 mixed toward gray.

#7bacce

#83aac5

#8ca9bd

#94a7b5

#9ca6ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090cd · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#8c88cb · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#77c6c4 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 17.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #73add6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73add6]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#73add6 (#73add6) is rgb(115, 173, 214) in RGB.

No, #73add6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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