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#73B2D9 Color

#73B2D9 is rgb(115, 178, 217) in RGB, hsl(203, 57%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 18%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aero (#7CB9E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73B2D9
HEX#73B2D9
RGBrgb(115, 178, 217)
HSLhsl(203, 57%, 65%)
HSVhsv(203, 47%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 18%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.086 236.8)
LABlab(69.42% -13.08 -26.48)
LCHlch(69.42% 29.53 243.71)

What #73B2D9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #73B2D9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 5.14Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 5.73Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 8.08Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 8.34Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 9.16Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 9.97

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#73B2D9 Channel Values

How #73B2D9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 115 · G 178 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 57% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 47% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.31:1 vs white · 9.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73B2D9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73B2D9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73B2D9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73B2D9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73B2D9
Complementary
#D99A73
Analogous
#73D9CD
Analogous
#737FD9
Triadic
#D973B2
Triadic
#B2D973
Split comp.
#D9737F
Split comp.
#D9CD73

Tints & Shades of #73B2D9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87BDDE
#97C6E2
#ABD1E8
#BFDCED
#D3E7F3
#E3F0F7

Shades

#4F9ECF
#358BC0
#2B719C
#215778
#173D54
#0E2634

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73B2D9.

How #73B2D9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#73B2D9
Protanopia#A9A9D9
Protanomaly#97ADD9
Deuteranopia#A1A1DA
Deuteranomaly#91A8DA
Tritanopia#68B8B8
Tritanomaly#6DB5C6
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73B2D9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-73b2d9: #73B2D9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73B2D9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73b2d9': '#73B2D9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.698, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_73b2d9">#73B2D9</color>
SVG fillfill="#73B2D9"

More Blue Colors

#73B2D9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#73B2D9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73B2D9?

#73B2D9 is a light blue — rgb(115, 178, 217) in RGB and hsl(203, 57%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aero (#7CB9E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #73B2D9?

#73B2D9 is rgb(115, 178, 217) — red 115, green 178, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73B2D9?

#73B2D9 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 18%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73B2D9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73B2D9 scores 2.31:1 against white and 9.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73B2D9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73B2D9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 10.3, which is visibly different.

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