Exploring the Color #73B5F1

#73B5F1 sits at 209° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 82% saturation and 70% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 115, 181, 241 produces a 9.61:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #73B5F1 is a clear variant of CSS sky blue — about 33 units away from #87CEEB. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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