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#72BBF7

#72bbf7 ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72bbf7 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 73.33% green and 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.85% cyan, 24.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 207.07°, with 89.26% saturation and 70.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.4583

Complementary

  1. #72bbf7
  2. #f7ae72

Split complementary

  1. #72bbf7
  2. #f77278
  3. #f7f172

Analogous

  1. #72f7f1
  2. #72bbf7
  3. #7278f7

Triadic

  1. #72bbf7
  2. #f772bb
  3. #bbf772

Tetradic

  1. #72bbf7
  2. #ae72f7
  3. #f7ae72
  4. #bbf772

Square

  1. #72bbf7
  2. #f172f7
  3. #f7ae72
  4. #78f772

Monochromatic

  1. #0b71c5
  2. #2a98f3
  3. #72bbf7
  4. #badefb
  5. #ecf6fe

Shades

#72bbf7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72bbf7
  2. #67a8de
  3. #5b96c6
  4. #5083ad
  5. #447094
  6. #395e7c
  7. #2e4b63
  8. #22384a
  9. #172531
  10. #0b1319
  11. #000000

Tints

#72bbf7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72bbf7
  2. #80c2f8
  3. #8ec9f9
  4. #9ccff9
  5. #aad6fa
  6. #b9ddfb
  7. #c7e4fc
  8. #d5ebfd
  9. #e3f1fd
  10. #f1f8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72bbf7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72bbf7
  2. #73b5eb
  3. #75afdf
  4. #76a9d3
  5. #78a3c7
  6. #799ebc
  7. #7a98b0
  8. #7c92a4
  9. #7d8c98
  10. #7f868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eb7d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1bcfa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90aef6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #14c9cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91bcf9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85b4f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4cc4e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72bbf7 {
  color: #72bbf7;
}
Background
.bg-72bbf7 {
  background-color: #72bbf7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72bbf7 {
  border: 2px solid #72bbf7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72bbf7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 187 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 89% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72bbf7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72bbf7, #7278f7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72bbf7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 187 247 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 2.16 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.83 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.51 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.31 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.19 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.27 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.34 #8d4408 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#72bbf7  rgb(114, 187, 247)  hsl(207, 89%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#f7ae72  rgb(247, 174, 114)  hsl(27, 89%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#f772bb  rgb(247, 114, 187)  hsl(327, 89%, 71%)  Hot Pink
#bbf772  rgb(187, 247, 114)  hsl(87, 89%, 71%)  Inchworm