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#73C1FC Color

#73C1FC is rgb(115, 193, 252) in RGB, hsl(206, 96%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 23%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#73C1FC
HEX#73C1FC
RGBrgb(115, 193, 252)
HSLhsl(206, 96%, 72%)
HSVhsv(206, 54%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 23%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.115 242.8)
LABlab(74.79% -12.50 -37.14)
LCHlch(74.79% 39.19 251.40)

What #73C1FC 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 #73C1FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 1.19Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 3.95Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 7.6Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 7.7Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 9.21Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 9.42

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

#73C1FC Channel Values

How #73C1FC 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 193 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 206° · S 96% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 206° · S 54% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #73C1FC 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #73C1FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #73C1FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #73C1FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#73C1FC
Complementary
#FCAE73
Analogous
#73FCF3
Analogous
#737CFC
Triadic
#FC73C1
Triadic
#C1FC73
Split comp.
#FC737C
Split comp.
#FCF373

Tints & Shades of #73C1FC

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

#87CAFD
#96D0FD
#AAD9FD
#BEE2FE
#D2EBFE
#E1F2FE

Shades

#41ABFB
#1496FA
#047CD7
#035FA5
#024273
#012846

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #73C1FC.

How #73C1FC 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#73C1FC
Protanopia#B7B7FC
Protanomaly#A0BBFC
Deuteranopia#ACACFD
Deuteranomaly#99B5FD
Tritanopia#5FCACA
Tritanomaly#68C6E0
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #73C1FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-73c1fc: #73C1FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #73C1FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-73c1fc': '#73C1FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.451, green: 0.757, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_73c1fc">#73C1FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#73C1FC"

More Blue Colors

#73C1FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#73C1FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #73C1FC?

#73C1FC is a light blue — rgb(115, 193, 252) in RGB and hsl(206, 96%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.19.

What is the RGB value of #73C1FC?

#73C1FC is rgb(115, 193, 252) — red 115, green 193, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #73C1FC?

#73C1FC converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 23%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #73C1FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #73C1FC scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #73C1FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #73C1FC 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 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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