Information about #73809C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#73809C is a gently muted sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Steel (#738595). Slightly further away sit Light Slate Gray (#778899) and Scotty Silver (#758A9C).
The recipe behind #73809C is rgb(115, 128, 156), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. #73809C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#73809C color variations
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#73809C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#73809C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#73809C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#73809C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#73809C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #73809C color
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Nearest named colors to #73809C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#738595
#778899
#758A9C
#78779B
#718894
#748B97
#777696
#708090
#6B8393
#6F8C9F
#768993
#778BA5
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#73809C
- RGB115, 128, 156
- CMYK16, 11, 0, 39
- CSSrgb(115, 128, 156)
- HSL221°, 17%, 53%
- HSL Precise220.976°, 17.155%, 53.137%
- HSV221°, 26%, 61%
- HSB221°, 26%, 61%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
- GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.502, 0.612)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.502, 0.612, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.502, 0.612)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID73809C
- DECIMAL ID7569564
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
