#73b2eb

Color #73b2eb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.73 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#73b2eb

RGB

rgb(115, 178, 235)

HSL

hsl(208.5, 75%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.5, 51.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.1%, 24.3%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(70.51, -4.61, -34.7)

LCH

lch(70.51, 35, 262.43)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1053, 247.04)

HWB

hwb(208.5, 45.1%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebac73

Analogous

#73ebe8

#73b2eb

#7376eb

Triadic

#73b2eb

#eb73b2

#b2eb73

Split-complementary

#73b2eb

#eb7376

#ebe873

Tetradic

#73b2eb

#ac73eb

#ebac73

#b2eb73

Square

#73b2eb

#e873eb

#ebac73

#76eb73

Shades

Color #73b2eb mixed toward black.

#4096e4

#1d79cc

#165b99

#0f3c66

#071e33

Tints

Color #73b2eb mixed toward white.

#8abfee

#a2ccf2

#b9d8f5

#d0e5f8

#e8f2fc

Tones

Color #73b2eb mixed toward gray.

#7db1e1

#87b1d7

#91b0cd

#9bb0c3

#a5afb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393df · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#8f8adc · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#77d5d2 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 19.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #73b2eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73b2eb]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#73b2eb (#73b2eb) is rgb(115, 178, 235) in RGB.

No, #73b2eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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