#73bcd0

Color #73bcd0

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 8.45 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#73bcd0

RGB

rgb(115, 188, 208)

HSL

hsl(192.9, 49.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.9, 44.7%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.7%, 9.6%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(72.34, -17.55, -17.18)

LCH

lch(72.34, 24.56, 224.39)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0783, 217.27)

HWB

hwb(192.9, 45.1%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d08773

Analogous

#73d0b5

#73bcd0

#738dd0

Triadic

#73bcd0

#d073bc

#bcd073

Split-complementary

#73bcd0

#d0738d

#d0b573

Tetradic

#73bcd0

#8773d0

#d08773

#bcd073

Square

#73bcd0

#b573d0

#d08773

#8dd073

Shades

Color #73bcd0 mixed toward black.

#4ba9c2

#368aa1

#296879

#1b4551

#0e2328

Tints

Color #73bcd0 mixed toward white.

#8ac7d8

#a2d2e0

#b9dde7

#d0e9ef

#e8f4f7

Tones

Color #73bcd0 mixed toward gray.

#7bb8c8

#82b3c0

#8aafb9

#92aab1

#9aa6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9899cb · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#948eca · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#78c8c7 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #73bcd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#73bcd0]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#73bcd0 (#73bcd0) is rgb(115, 188, 208) in RGB.

No, #73bcd0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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