Information about #73CDFF color

#73CDFF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#73CDFF falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(115, 205, 255) — 45.1% red, 80.4% green, 100% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 55 / 20 / 0 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#73CDFF presents itself as a maximally vivid steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Maya Blue (#73C2FB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lightblue (#7BC8F6) and Day Sky Blue (#82CAFF).

The recipe behind #73CDFF is rgb(115, 205, 255), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #73CDFF: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #73CDFF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#73CDFF color variations

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

#73CDFF 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 #73CDFF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73CDFF
  • RGB115, 205, 255
  • CMYK55, 20, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(115, 205, 255)
  • HSL201°, 100%, 73%
  • HSL Precise201.429°, 100%, 72.549%
  • HSV201°, 55%, 100%
  • HSB201°, 55%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.804, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.804, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.804, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID73CDFF
  • DECIMAL ID7589375
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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