#73C7FF
Baby Blue · light cool blue
About #73C7FF
#73C7FF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 78% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 55% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Baby Blue (ΔE 12.9); Cyan comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFAB73 — a light salmon tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #73C7FF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #73C7FF?
#73C7FF is a moderately saturated, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 45% red, 78% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 55% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #73C7FF?
Use black text. Black on #73C7FF has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #73C7FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFAB73, and analogous partners are #73FFF1 and #7381FF.