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#72CAE0

#72cae0 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72cae0 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 79.22% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.11% cyan, 9.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 63.95% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.512

Complementary

  1. #72cae0
  2. #e08872

Split complementary

  1. #72cae0
  2. #e07293
  3. #e0bf72

Analogous

  1. #72e0bf
  2. #72cae0
  3. #7293e0

Triadic

  1. #72cae0
  2. #e072ca
  3. #cae072

Tetradic

  1. #72cae0
  2. #8872e0
  3. #e08872
  4. #cae072

Square

  1. #72cae0
  2. #bf72e0
  3. #e08872
  4. #93e072

Monochromatic

  1. #218098
  2. #33b2d2
  3. #72cae0
  4. #b1e2ee
  5. #eef9fb

Shades

#72cae0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72cae0
  2. #67b6ca
  3. #5ba2b3
  4. #508d9d
  5. #447986
  6. #396570
  7. #2e515a
  8. #223d43
  9. #17282d
  10. #0b1416
  11. #000000

Tints

#72cae0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72cae0
  2. #80cfe3
  3. #8ed5e6
  4. #9cdae9
  5. #aadfec
  6. #b9e5f0
  7. #c7eaf3
  8. #d5eff6
  9. #e3f4f9
  10. #f1fafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72cae0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72cae0
  2. #73c3d6
  3. #75bbcd
  4. #76b4c3
  5. #78acba
  6. #79a5b0
  7. #7a9ea6
  8. #7c969d
  9. #7d8f93
  10. #7f878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5c3cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbc5e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab8e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #33d2d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3c7e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97bfe0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53cfd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72cae0 {
  color: #72cae0;
}
Background
.bg-72cae0 {
  background-color: #72cae0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72cae0 {
  border: 2px solid #72cae0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72cae0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 202 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 64% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72cae0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72cae0, #7293e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72cae0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 202 224 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.30 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.61 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.92 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.32 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.42 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.81 #8d351f Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#72cae0  rgb(114, 202, 224)  hsl(192, 64%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#e08872  rgb(224, 136, 114)  hsl(12, 64%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#e072ca  rgb(224, 114, 202)  hsl(312, 64%, 66%)  Orchid
#cae072  rgb(202, 224, 114)  hsl(72, 64%, 66%)  June Bud