Palettes / Colors / #73CEFD

#73CEFD — Light Vivid Blue

#73CEFD is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #73CEFD 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.

#73CEFD 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 #FDA172; it also sits naturally between #72FDE6 and #7289FD. 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 81% · Blue 99%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #73CEFD

.text { color: #73CEFD; }
.background { background-color: #73CEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73CEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 206, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 97%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73CEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 206, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73CEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 206, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDA172:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73CEFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #73CEFD

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 #73CEFD 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 #73CEFD 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 #73CEFD?

#73CEFD is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 115, 206, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73CEFD?

#73CEFD is RGB 115, 206, 253 — HSL 200°, 97%, 72% — CMYK 55%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #73CEFD?

Its complement is #FDA172; analogous partners are #72FDE6 and #7289FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73CEFD for text?

Black text on #73CEFD has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.