Maya Blue (#73C2FB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.94:1 — vs black: 10.84:1

Color values

  • HEX #73C2FB
  • RGB rgb(115, 194, 251)
  • HSL hsl(205, 54%, 98%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 54.18, 22.71, 0, 1.57 )
  • Websafe #66CCFF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #73C2FB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Maya Blue
#73C2FB Base
#FBAC73
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Maya Blue
#73C2FB Base
#73FBF0
#737EFB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Maya Blue
#73C2FB Base
#FB73C2
#C2FB73
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Maya Blue
#73C2FB Base
#FB737E
#FBF073
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Maya Blue
#73C2FB Base
#F073FB
#FBAC73
#7EFB73
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Maya Blue
#73C2FB Base
#067BCF
#29A2F9
#4BB1FA
#9BD3FC
#BDE2FD
#E6F4FE
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Maya Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#010F19
#03365B
#045D9D
#0684DF
#31A5F9
Maya Blue #73C2FB Base
#8ACCFC
#A1D6FC
#B8E0FD
#CFEAFE
#E6F4FE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #73C2FB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #73C2FB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #73C2FB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #73C2FB;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #73C2FB,
        #FDFBF9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #73C2FB,
        #FDFBF9
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$maya-blue: #73C2FB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$maya-blue-r: 115;
$maya-blue-g: 194;
$maya-blue-b: 251;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $maya-blue;
    color: rgba($maya-blue-r, $maya-blue-g, $maya-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Maya Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #73C2FB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B0B0FC Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #BBBBFB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #5FCACA Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #BABABA Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Maya Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Maya Blue #73C2FB Base
Very Light Azure #74BBFB ΔE 2.75
Aero #7CB9E8 ΔE 3.18
Light Sky Blue #87CEFA ΔE 3.99
French Sky Blue #77B5FE ΔE 5.44

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.