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#72CBEF

#72cbef ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72cbef is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 79.61% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.3% cyan, 15.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 197.28°, 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 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.5252

Complementary

  1. #72cbef
  2. #ef9672

Split complementary

  1. #72cbef
  2. #ef728d
  3. #efd572

Analogous

  1. #72efd5
  2. #72cbef
  3. #728def

Triadic

  1. #72cbef
  2. #ef72cb
  3. #cbef72

Tetradic

  1. #72cbef
  2. #9672ef
  3. #ef9672
  4. #cbef72

Square

  1. #72cbef
  2. #d572ef
  3. #ef9672
  4. #8def72

Monochromatic

  1. #1486b4
  2. #2db2e7
  3. #72cbef
  4. #b7e4f7
  5. #edf8fd

Shades

#72cbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72cbef
  2. #67b7d7
  3. #5ba2bf
  4. #508ea7
  5. #447a8f
  6. #396678
  7. #2e5160
  8. #223d48
  9. #172930
  10. #0b1418
  11. #000000

Tints

#72cbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72cbef
  2. #80d0f1
  3. #8ed5f2
  4. #9cdbf4
  5. #aae0f5
  6. #b9e5f7
  7. #c7eaf9
  8. #d5effa
  9. #e3f5fc
  10. #f1fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72cbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72cbef
  2. #73c4e4
  3. #75bcd9
  4. #76b5ce
  5. #78adc3
  6. #79a6b8
  7. #7a9eac
  8. #7c97a1
  9. #7d8f96
  10. #7f888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6c4d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8c8f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6baef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1bd6d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0c9f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94c1ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4dd1e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72cbef {
  color: #72cbef;
}
Background
.bg-72cbef {
  background-color: #72cbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72cbef {
  border: 2px solid #72cbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72cbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 203 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 80% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72cbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72cbef, #728def);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72cbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 203 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 2.53 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 2.63 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 4.37 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.69 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.10 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.96 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.89 #8d3410 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#72cbef  rgb(114, 203, 239)  hsl(197, 80%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#ef9672  rgb(239, 150, 114)  hsl(17, 80%, 69%)  Dark Salmon
#ef72cb  rgb(239, 114, 203)  hsl(317, 80%, 69%)  Rose Pink
#cbef72  rgb(203, 239, 114)  hsl(77, 80%, 69%)  Inchworm