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#72CBF5

#72cbf5 ≈ Baby Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72cbf5 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 79.61% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.47% cyan, 17.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 199.24°, with 86.75% saturation and 70.39% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Baby Blue (#89cff0), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.5288

Complementary

  1. #72cbf5
  2. #f59c72

Split complementary

  1. #72cbf5
  2. #f57289
  3. #f5de72

Analogous

  1. #72f5de
  2. #72cbf5
  3. #7289f5

Triadic

  1. #72cbf5
  2. #f572cb
  3. #cbf572

Tetradic

  1. #72cbf5
  2. #9c72f5
  3. #f59c72
  4. #cbf572

Square

  1. #72cbf5
  2. #de72f5
  3. #f59c72
  4. #89f572

Monochromatic

  1. #0e87c0
  2. #2bb1f0
  3. #72cbf5
  4. #b9e5fa
  5. #ecf8fe

Shades

#72cbf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72cbf5
  2. #67b7dd
  3. #5ba2c4
  4. #508eac
  5. #447a93
  6. #39667b
  7. #2e5162
  8. #223d4a
  9. #172931
  10. #0b1419
  11. #000000

Tints

#72cbf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72cbf5
  2. #80d0f6
  3. #8ed5f7
  4. #9cdbf8
  5. #aae0f9
  6. #b9e5fa
  7. #c7eafb
  8. #d5effc
  9. #e3f5fd
  10. #f1fafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72cbf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72cbf5
  2. #73c4e9
  3. #75bcde
  4. #76b5d2
  5. #78adc6
  6. #79a6bb
  7. #7a9eaf
  8. #7c97a3
  9. #7d8f97
  10. #7f888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7c5d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c8f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3baf4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #07d7d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fc9f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92c1f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ad2e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72cbf5 {
  color: #72cbf5;
}
Background
.bg-72cbf5 {
  background-color: #72cbf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72cbf5 {
  border: 2px solid #72cbf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72cbf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 203 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 87% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72cbf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72cbf5, #7289f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72cbf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 203 245 / 0.35);
}

#89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 2.86 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 3.06 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.55 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.08 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.12 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.00 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.70 #8d340a Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Baby Blue
#72cbf5  rgb(114, 203, 245)  hsl(199, 87%, 70%)  Baby Blue
#f59c72  rgb(245, 156, 114)  hsl(19, 87%, 70%)  Light Salmon
#f572cb  rgb(245, 114, 203)  hsl(319, 87%, 70%)  Rose Pink
#cbf572  rgb(203, 245, 114)  hsl(79, 87%, 70%)  Inchworm