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Maya Blue

#73C2FB

Conversions

HEX#73C2FB

RGBrgb(115, 194, 251)

HSLhsl(205, 94%, 72%)

HSVhsv(205, 54%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 23%, 0%, 2%)

Copy CSS

color: #73c2fb;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(115, 194, 251);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(205, 94%, 72%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.94 : 1

On ink blackPass · 9.88 : 1

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About Maya Blue

Maya Blue is the hex color #73C2FB, which translates to rgb(115, 194, 251) in RGB and hsl(205, 94%, 72%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 205 degrees, with a saturation of 94 percent and a lightness of 72 percent. That combination gives Maya Blue a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Maya Blue compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA), a CIE76 distance of 8.4 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is blue-300 (#8EC5FF), at a distance of 6.2. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Light Sky Blue at 8.4. Sorted by lightness, Maya Blue is number 25 of the 30 blue colors here.

Text on Maya Blue

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Maya Blue, led by Ink black at 9.88:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Maya Blue already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Maya Blue. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.50:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	5.32:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Maya Blue

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Maya Blue for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Maya Blue

Format	Value
HEX	#73C2FB
RGB	rgb(115, 194, 251)
HSL	hsl(205, 94%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(205, 54%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 23%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.54% 0.1129 241.53)
CIELAB	lab(75.57 -8.59 -35.51)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.