Palettes / Colors / #73BFDD

#73BFDD — Light Blue

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

#73BFDD 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 #DD9173; it also sits naturally between #73DDC6 and #738ADD. 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 75% · Blue 87%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #73BFDD

.text { color: #73BFDD; }
.background { background-color: #73BFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73BFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 191, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 61%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73BFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 191, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73BFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 191, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #73BFDD

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Tones of #73BFDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD9173:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73BFDD: #000000.

How #73BFDD 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 #73BFDD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #73BFDD?

#73BFDD is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 115, 191, 221). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73BFDD?

#73BFDD is RGB 115, 191, 221 — HSL 197°, 61%, 66% — CMYK 48%, 14%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #73BFDD?

Its complement is #DD9173; analogous partners are #73DDC6 and #738ADD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73BFDD for text?

Black text on #73BFDD has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.