Close to Deep Sky Blue
#73BCFE
#73BCFE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 45.1% red, 73.7% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 208°, with 99% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #73BCFE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.03:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.35:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.03:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.35:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #73BCFE as they’d see it.
#73BCFE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #73BCFE
What color is #73BCFE?
#73BCFE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 45.1% red, 73.7% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 208°, with 99% saturation and 72% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #73BCFE in RGB?
#73BCFE is rgb(115, 188, 254): 115 red, 188 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #73BCFE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(55, 26, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #73BCFE?
PANTONE 284 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #73BCFE?
Its complement #E6AA74 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.