What color is #73A4EF?

#73A4EF is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73A4EF?

The RGB value is 115, 164, 239: 115 red, 164 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73A4EF?

The complementary color is #EFBE73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73A4EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73A4EF color

#73A4EF rgb(115, 164, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #73A4EF is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 64.3% green and 93.7% blue (115, 164, 239).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 79% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77AAFF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#73A4EF color codes

HEX	`#73A4EF`
RGB	`rgb(115, 164, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 64.3%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 79%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 52%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 31%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.84, 4.41, -42.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.84, 42.83, 275.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.92, 36.425, 86.783)`
Decimal	`7578863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73A4EF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #73A4EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#73A4EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #73A4EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73a4ef; }
.text { color: #73a4ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73a4ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 164 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73a4ef, #8073ef); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73A4EF?: #73A4EF is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73A4EF?: The RGB value is 115, 164, 239: 115 red, 164 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73A4EF?: The complementary color is #EFBE73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73A4EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.