Palettes / Colors / #73BCDE

#73BCDE — Light Blue

#73BCDE is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #73BCDE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#73BCDE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DE9573; it also sits naturally between #73DECA and #7386DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 74% · Blue 87%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #73BCDE

.text { color: #73BCDE; }
.background { background-color: #73BCDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73BCDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 188, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 62%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73BCDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 188, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73BCDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 188, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#73BCDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#73BCDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #73BCDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE9573:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73BCDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #73BCDE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #73BCDE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #73BCDE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #73BCDD  ·  #73BCDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #73BCDE?

#73BCDE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 115, 188, 222). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73BCDE?

#73BCDE is RGB 115, 188, 222 — HSL 199°, 62%, 66% — CMYK 48%, 15%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #73BCDE?

Its complement is #DE9573; analogous partners are #73DECA and #7386DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73BCDE for text?

Black text on #73BCDE has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.