Information about #73BCDD color

#73BCDD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #73BCDD belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(115, 188, 221) (45.1% red, 73.7% green, 86.7% blue), or CMYK 42 / 13 / 0 / 13 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored steel-blue azure, #73BCDD appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Malibu (#66B7E1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Seagull (#77B7D0) and Aero (#7CB9E8).

The recipe behind #73BCDD is rgb(115, 188, 221), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #73BCDD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. No one has named #73BCDD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#73BCDD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#73BCDD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#73BCDD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#73BCDD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#73BCDD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#73BCDD 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
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#DD9573
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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
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#DDCA73
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#DD7387
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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
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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
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#DD73BC
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#BCDD73
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#9573DD
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#BCDD73
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#CA73DD
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#87DD73
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Nearest named colors to #73BCDD

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

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Argentinian Blue color link
Argentinian Blue

#6CB4EE

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

#73BCDD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73BCDD
  • RGB115, 188, 221
  • CMYK42, 13, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(115, 188, 221)
  • HSL199°, 61%, 66%
  • HSL Precise198.679°, 60.92%, 65.882%
  • HSV199°, 48%, 87%
  • HSB199°, 48%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.737, 0.867)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.737, 0.867, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.737, 0.867)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID73BCDD
  • DECIMAL ID7584989
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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