Blue

MayaBlue

#73C2FB
HEX
#73C2FB
RGB
rgb(115, 194, 251)
HSL
hsl(205, 94%, 72%)

Blue family

About MayaBlue

MayaBlue (#73C2FB) is a light, vivid blue. Blue is the world's most popular favorite color, associated with trust, calm and depth, and this shade carries that steady, dependable character.

Psychology

Blue lowers stress and is associated with trust, intelligence and reliability. It is the color of stability and competence, which is why so many banks, insurers and technology companies build their brands around it.

Applications

Blue dominates corporate, financial, healthcare and technology design. Light blues feel airy and clean, while deep blues convey authority and luxury. It is also the default for links and primary buttons in countless interfaces.

History

Ultramarine was once made from ground lapis lazuli and was more expensive than gold, reserved for the robes of the Virgin Mary in Renaissance art. Prussian blue and synthetic ultramarine later made blue affordable and ubiquitous.

Meaning

Blue commonly means trust, peace, loyalty and wisdom. In some cultures it is protective, in others it signifies sadness, and it is widely used in flags and institutions to project stability.

Why use this color

Choose blue when you want to build trust, calm and professionalism. It is the safest choice for corporate and financial brands and for interfaces where clarity and reliability matter most.

Accessibility

Against white, #73C2FB has a 1.9:1 contrast ratio; against black it is 10.8:1. Black text on #73C2FB meets WCAG AA for normal text.

Fun facts

  • Blue is the most commonly cited favorite color worldwide.
  • Ultramarine was once more expensive than gold because it came from lapis lazuli.
  • Blue light has a short wavelength, which is why the sky and distant mountains look blue.

Shades, tints & tones

Variations

Ten lightness steps plus MayaBlue's tints, shades and tones — every swatch copies its hex on click.

Lightness scale

Tints (toward white)

Shades (toward black)

Tones (toward gray)

Color theory

Color harmonies

Proven schemes built around MayaBlue. Each swatch is one click from your clipboard.

Complementary

#74c3fb#fbac74

Analogous

#74fbf0#74c3fb#7480fb

Triadic

#74c3fb#fb74c3#c3fb74

Split-complementary

#74c3fb#fb7480#fbf074

Tetradic

#74c3fb#f074fb#fbac74#80fb74

Monochromatic

#022c4a#055e9e#0893f7#61bafa#b5dffd

Accessibility

Blindness simulator

See how MayaBlue is perceived with common types of color vision deficiency.

#73C2FB

Normal vision

Standard trichromatic vision, shown for reference.

#a9c2fe

Protanopia

Red-blind. Reds look darker and can be confused with greens and browns.

#97b4fa

Deuteranopia

Green-blind. Greens look muted and can be confused with reds and browns.

#05d0d5

Tritanopia

Blue-blind. Blues look greenish and yellows fade toward pink.

#bababa

Achromatopsia

Complete color blindness. Everything is seen in shades of gray.

WCAG

Contrast checker

How MayaBlue performs against black and white text, with WCAG AA and AAA ratings.

AaWhite on MayaBlue
1.94:1
AAAAAAA LargeAAA Large
AaBlack on MayaBlue
10.84:1
AAAAAAA LargeAAA Large

The ratio is identical whether MayaBlue is used as the text or the background.

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Color palettes

Curated palettes that put MayaBlue to work, with copy-all support for each.

Complementary

Roughly 180° across the wheel from #73C2FB (hue 205°) sits #fbac74, held together by the #f1f8fe tint and the neutrals #f4f4f5 and #18181b.

Analogous

#73C2FB with its two closest neighbours, #74fbf0 and #7480fb, for a 94%-saturation run that stays inside one family; #f1f8fe and #078be9 add depth without breaking it.

Triadic

#73C2FB plus #fb74c3 and #c3fb74, a triangle that sits 120° apart at every corner, with #f4f4f5 and #18181b doing the quiet work underneath.

Monochromatic

One hue at 5 lightness steps: #ebf6fe through #01121e, starting from #73C2FB at 72% lightness.

MayaBlue (#73C2FB) is a blue-family color. Use its values, variations, harmonies and palettes above to put it to work in your next design.

Frequently asked questions

MayaBlue is #73C2FB — rgb(115, 194, 251) / hsl(205, 94%, 72%). MayaBlue (#73C2FB) is a light, vivid blue. Blue is the world's most popular favorite color, associated with trust, calm and depth, and this shade carries that steady, dependable character.

Good to know

  • MayaBlue is one of 609 named colors in the library.
  • Its complementary hue sits 180° away on the color wheel: #fbac74.

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