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#72AEE2

#72aee2 ≈ Iceberg

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72aee2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.56% cyan, 23.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 207.86°, with 65.88% saturation and 66.67% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Iceberg (#71a6d2), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3934

Complementary

  1. #72aee2
  2. #e2a672

Split complementary

  1. #72aee2
  2. #e27276
  3. #e2de72

Analogous

  1. #72e2de
  2. #72aee2
  3. #7276e2

Triadic

  1. #72aee2
  2. #e272ae
  3. #aee272

Tetradic

  1. #72aee2
  2. #a672e2
  3. #e2a672
  4. #aee272

Square

  1. #72aee2
  2. #de72e2
  3. #e2a672
  4. #76e272

Monochromatic

  1. #20629b
  2. #338ad5
  3. #72aee2
  4. #b1d2ef
  5. #eef5fc

Shades

#72aee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72aee2
  2. #679dcb
  3. #5b8bb5
  4. #507a9e
  5. #446888
  6. #395771
  7. #2e465a
  8. #223444
  9. #17232d
  10. #0b1117
  11. #000000

Tints

#72aee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72aee2
  2. #80b6e5
  3. #8ebee8
  4. #9cc6eb
  5. #aaceee
  6. #b9d7f1
  7. #c7dff3
  8. #d5e7f6
  9. #e3eff9
  10. #f1f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72aee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72aee2
  2. #73a9d8
  3. #75a5ce
  4. #76a0c5
  5. #789cbb
  6. #7997b1
  7. #7a92a7
  8. #7c8e9d
  9. #7d8994
  10. #7f858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96abc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98afe4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aa3e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3abac0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8baee3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81a8e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56b6ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72aee2 {
  color: #72aee2;
}
Background
.bg-72aee2 {
  background-color: #72aee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72aee2 {
  border: 2px solid #72aee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72aee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 174 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 66% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72aee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72aee2, #7276e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72aee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 174 226 / 0.35);
}

#71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 2.73 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.13 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.73 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.63 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.19 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.72 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.77 #8d511d Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Iceberg
#72aee2  rgb(114, 174, 226)  hsl(208, 66%, 67%)  Iceberg
#e2a672  rgb(226, 166, 114)  hsl(28, 66%, 67%)  Fawn
#e272ae  rgb(226, 114, 174)  hsl(328, 66%, 67%)  Thulian Pink
#aee272  rgb(174, 226, 114)  hsl(88, 66%, 67%)  Inchworm