Information about #73BCCE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #73BCCE belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(115, 188, 206) (45.1% red, 73.7% green, 80.8% blue), or CMYK 36 / 7 / 0 / 19 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#73BCCE presents itself as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Refresh (#71B8CA). Slightly further away sit Seagull (#77B7D0) and Blue Hosta (#77BFC7).

The recipe behind #73BCCE is rgb(115, 188, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #73BCCE: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #73BCCE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#73BCCE color variations

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

#73BCCE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#73BCCE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#73BCCE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#73BCCE 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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#73BCCE 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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#CEB373
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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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#CE73BC
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#BCCE73
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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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#8FCE73
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Nearest named colors to #73BCCE

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

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Delicate Girl Blue color link
Delicate Girl Blue

#6AB2CA

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Pastel Ocean color link
Pastel Ocean

#6ECDDB

#73BCCE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#73BCCE
  • RGB115, 188, 206
  • CMYK36, 7, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(115, 188, 206)
  • HSL192°, 48%, 63%
  • HSL Precise191.868°, 48.148%, 62.941%
  • HSV192°, 44%, 81%
  • HSB192°, 44%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.451, 0.737, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.451, 0.737, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.451, 0.737, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID73BCCE
  • DECIMAL ID7584974
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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