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#73DCFF closest to Sky

#73DCFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Sky. In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 86.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(115, 220, 255)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 55% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #73DCFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.41:1.

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Variations of #73DCFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#73DCFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#73DCFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #73DCFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3C8FF
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8D7FF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5D7FF
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3C8FF
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4CFFF
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00E7E7
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #58E1F4
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDD2DC

#73DCFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#73DCFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.41:1 Super#73DCFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#73DCFF in CSS

/* Sky */
.color { color: #73DCFF; }
.background { background-color: #73DCFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #73DCFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(115 220 255);
color: hsl(195 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.845 0.109 222.2);

#73DCFF FAQ

What color is #73DCFF?

#73DCFF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Sky. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #73DCFF?

#73DCFF is rgb(115, 220, 255) in RGB, hsl(195, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(55%, 14%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #73DCFF?

The complementary color of #73DCFF is #FF9673, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #73DCFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #73DCFF: 13.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #73DCFF a warm or cool color?

#73DCFF is a cool color.