Information about #73A4BE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#73A4BE falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(115, 164, 190) — 45.1% red, 64.3% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 10 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #73A4BE reads as a moderately toned sky-leaning azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Air Superiority Blue (#72A0C1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moonstone Blue (#73A9C2) and Greyblue (#77A1B5).

The recipe behind #73A4BE is rgb(115, 164, 190), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #73A4BE: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #73A4BE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#73A4BE color variations

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#73A4BE 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #73A4BE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73A4BE
  • RGB115, 164, 190
  • CMYK29, 10, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(115, 164, 190)
  • HSL201°, 37%, 60%
  • HSL Precise200.8°, 36.585%, 59.804%
  • HSV201°, 39%, 75%
  • HSB201°, 39%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.643, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.643, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.643, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID73A4BE
  • DECIMAL ID7578814
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01