Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Maya Blue

Maya Blue is a vibrant blue color with HEX #73C2FB. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 115, 194, 251, HSL 205, 94%, 72%, cool temperature, and is useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems.

#73C2FB blue cool vibrant
HEX #73C2FB
RGB rgb(115, 194, 251)
HSL hsl(205 94% 72%)
CMYK cmyk(54, 23, 0, 2)
Luminance 0.4919
Contrast Black 10.84:1White 1.94:1

CSS Utilities

--color-maya-blue: #73C2FB;
.bg-maya-blue { background-color: #73C2FB; }
.text-maya-blue { color: #73C2FB; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4919
Black text10.84:1AA Pass
White text1.94:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
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Harmonies
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Variants
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  "pastel": "#F1F8FD",
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}
Pairings
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Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Maya Blue Color

Maya Blue sits in the blue family with cool temperature and vibrant visual character. Maya Blue is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include heritage, craft, and specificity, which makes it relevant for museum design and education. In design work, Maya Blue is most useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Maya Blue accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #73C2FB.Maya Blue CSS utilitiesUse Maya Blue in CSS variables and utility classes.#73C2FB HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Maya Blue paletteOpen the generated palette based on Maya Blue.Maya Blue harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Maya Blue against black and white text.

Black text10.84:1AA Pass
White text1.94:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Light Sky Blue#87CEFA
Aquamarine Blue#6BCAE2
Baby Blue#89CFF0
Sky Blue#87CEEB
Glacier Blue#78B9D2

Color Harmonies

#FBAC74#FBAC74
#74FBF0#74FBF0
#7480FB#7480FB
#FB74C3#FB74C3
#C3FB74#C3FB74
Open full Maya Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#CEE9FD#CEE9FD
#1B9CF8#1B9CF8
#70C3FF#70C3FF
#84C0EB#84C0EB
#F1F8FD#F1F8FD
#99D5FF#99D5FF

Pairings

Black#000000
#FBAC74#FBAC74
#74FBF0#74FBF0
#7480FB#7480FB
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5