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#72BFEF

#72bfef ≈ Maya Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72bfef is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 74.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.3% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 203.04°, with 79.62% saturation and 69.22% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maya Blue (#73c2fb), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.4707

Complementary

  1. #72bfef
  2. #efa272

Split complementary

  1. #72bfef
  2. #ef7281
  3. #efe172

Analogous

  1. #72efe1
  2. #72bfef
  3. #7281ef

Triadic

  1. #72bfef
  2. #ef72bf
  3. #bfef72

Tetradic

  1. #72bfef
  2. #a272ef
  3. #efa272
  4. #bfef72

Square

  1. #72bfef
  2. #e172ef
  3. #efa272
  4. #81ef72

Monochromatic

  1. #1476b4
  2. #2da0e7
  3. #72bfef
  4. #b7def7
  5. #edf7fd

Shades

#72bfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72bfef
  2. #67acd7
  3. #5b99bf
  4. #5086a7
  5. #44738f
  6. #396078
  7. #2e4c60
  8. #223948
  9. #172630
  10. #0b1318
  11. #000000

Tints

#72bfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72bfef
  2. #80c5f1
  3. #8eccf2
  4. #9cd2f4
  5. #aad9f5
  6. #b9dff7
  7. #c7e5f9
  8. #d5ecfa
  9. #e3f2fc
  10. #f1f9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72bfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72bfef
  2. #73b9e4
  3. #75b2d9
  4. #76acce
  5. #78a6c3
  6. #79a0b8
  7. #7a99ac
  8. #7c93a1
  9. #7d8d96
  10. #7f868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0bad0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9bef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98b1ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #23cbcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96bef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ab7ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fc6dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72bfef {
  color: #72bfef;
}
Background
.bg-72bfef {
  background-color: #72bfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72bfef {
  border: 2px solid #72bfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72bfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 80% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72bfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72bfef, #7281ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72bfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 2.09 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 4.04 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.50 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.63 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.47 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.39 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.30 #8d4010 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Maya Blue
#72bfef  rgb(114, 191, 239)  hsl(203, 80%, 69%)  Maya Blue
#efa272  rgb(239, 162, 114)  hsl(23, 80%, 69%)  Sandy Brown
#ef72bf  rgb(239, 114, 191)  hsl(323, 80%, 69%)  Rose Pink
#bfef72  rgb(191, 239, 114)  hsl(83, 80%, 69%)  Inchworm