Information about #73C8DD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #73C8DD belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(115, 200, 221) (45.1% red, 78.4% green, 86.7% blue), or CMYK 42 / 8 / 0 / 13 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#73C8DD presents itself as a strongly colored water-like cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pastel Ocean (#6ECDDB). Slightly further away sit Spray (#7ECDDD) and Aquamarine Blue (#71D9E2).

The recipe behind #73C8DD is rgb(115, 200, 221), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #73C8DD: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#73C8DD color variations

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

#73C8DD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#73C8DD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#73C8DD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#73C8DD 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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#73C8DD 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #73C8DD

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

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Aquamarine Blue color link
Aquamarine Blue

#71D9E2

Middle Blue color link
Middle Blue

#7ED4E6

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

#73C8DD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73C8DD
  • RGB115, 200, 221
  • CMYK42, 8, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(115, 200, 221)
  • HSL192°, 61%, 66%
  • HSL Precise191.887°, 60.92%, 65.882%
  • HSV192°, 48%, 87%
  • HSB192°, 48%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.784, 0.867)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.784, 0.867, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.784, 0.867)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID73C8DD
  • DECIMAL ID7588061
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers308 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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