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#72AEDC

#72aedc ≈ Iceberg

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72aedc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 68.24% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.18% cyan, 20.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 206.04°, with 60.23% saturation and 65.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Iceberg (#71a6d2), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.3902

Complementary

  1. #72aedc
  2. #dca072

Split complementary

  1. #72aedc
  2. #dc7279
  3. #dcd572

Analogous

  1. #72dcd5
  2. #72aedc
  3. #7279dc

Triadic

  1. #72aedc
  2. #dc72ae
  3. #aedc72

Tetradic

  1. #72aedc
  2. #a072dc
  3. #dca072
  4. #aedc72

Square

  1. #72aedc
  2. #d572dc
  3. #dca072
  4. #79dc72

Monochromatic

  1. #246291
  2. #358bcd
  3. #72aedc
  4. #afd1eb
  5. #edf4fa

Shades

#72aedc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72aedc
  2. #679dc6
  3. #5b8bb0
  4. #507a9a
  5. #446884
  6. #39576e
  7. #2e4658
  8. #223442
  9. #17232c
  10. #0b1116
  11. #000000

Tints

#72aedc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72aedc
  2. #80b6e0
  3. #8ebee3
  4. #9cc6e7
  5. #aaceea
  6. #b9d7ee
  7. #c7dff1
  8. #d5e7f5
  9. #e3eff8
  10. #f1f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72aedc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72aedc
  2. #73a9d3
  3. #75a5ca
  4. #76a0c0
  5. #789cb7
  6. #7997ae
  7. #7a92a5
  8. #7c8e9c
  9. #7d8992
  10. #7f8589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95aabf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aaede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca3db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #40b9bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8caedd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82a7dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58b5ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72aedc {
  color: #72aedc;
}
Background
.bg-72aedc {
  background-color: #72aedc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72aedc {
  border: 2px solid #72aedc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72aedc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 174 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 60% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72aedc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72aedc, #7279dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72aedc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 174 220 / 0.35);
}

#71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 2.45 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.81 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.77 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.31 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.47 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.50 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.81 #8d5123 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Iceberg
#72aedc  rgb(114, 174, 220)  hsl(206, 60%, 65%)  Iceberg
#dca072  rgb(220, 160, 114)  hsl(26, 60%, 65%)  Tumbleweed
#dc72ae  rgb(220, 114, 174)  hsl(326, 60%, 65%)  Sky Magenta
#aedc72  rgb(174, 220, 114)  hsl(86, 60%, 65%)  Inchworm