#73b0ec

Color #73b0ec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.47 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#73b0ec

RGB

rgb(115, 176, 236)

HSL

hsl(209.8, 76.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.8, 51.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.3%, 25.4%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(70, -3.22, -36.04)

LCH

lch(70, 36.18, 264.89)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.108, 249.11)

HWB

hwb(209.8, 45.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecaf73

Analogous

#73ecec

#73b0ec

#7373ec

Triadic

#73b0ec

#ec73b0

#b0ec73

Split-complementary

#73b0ec

#ec7373

#ecec73

Tetradic

#73b0ec

#af73ec

#ecaf73

#b0ec73

Square

#73b0ec

#ec73ec

#ecaf73

#73ec73

Shades

Color #73b0ec mixed toward black.

#3f93e5

#1c76ce

#15589a

#0e3b67

#071d33

Tints

Color #73b0ec mixed toward white.

#8abdef

#a2caf2

#b9d7f5

#d0e5f9

#e8f2fc

Tones

Color #73b0ec mixed toward gray.

#7db0e2

#87b0d8

#91b0ce

#9bb0c4

#a5b0ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9192df · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#8e89dc · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#77d5d2 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #73b0ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73b0ec]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#73b0ec (#73b0ec) is rgb(115, 176, 236) in RGB.

No, #73b0ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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