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#72D0EA

#72d0ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72d0ea is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 81.57% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.28% cyan, 11.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 193°, with 74.07% saturation and 68.24% 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.5463

Complementary

  1. #72d0ea
  2. #ea8c72

Split complementary

  1. #72d0ea
  2. #ea7294
  3. #eac872

Analogous

  1. #72eac8
  2. #72d0ea
  3. #7294ea

Triadic

  1. #72d0ea
  2. #ea72d0
  3. #d0ea72

Tetradic

  1. #72d0ea
  2. #8c72ea
  3. #ea8c72
  4. #d0ea72

Square

  1. #72d0ea
  2. #c872ea
  3. #ea8c72
  4. #94ea72

Monochromatic

  1. #198aaa
  2. #2fbae0
  3. #72d0ea
  4. #b5e6f4
  5. #edf9fc

Shades

#72d0ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72d0ea
  2. #67bbd3
  3. #5ba6bb
  4. #5092a4
  5. #447d8c
  6. #396875
  7. #2e535e
  8. #223e46
  9. #172a2f
  10. #0b1517
  11. #000000

Tints

#72d0ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72d0ea
  2. #80d5ec
  3. #8ed9ee
  4. #9cdef0
  5. #aae3f2
  6. #b9e8f5
  7. #c7ecf7
  8. #d5f1f9
  9. #e3f6fb
  10. #f1fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72d0ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72d0ea
  2. #73c8df
  3. #75c0d5
  4. #76b8ca
  5. #78b0c0
  6. #79a8b5
  7. #7aa0aa
  8. #7c98a0
  9. #7d9095
  10. #7f888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9c8d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfcbeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adbdea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #22d9d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6cdeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99c5ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ed6df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72d0ea {
  color: #72d0ea;
}
Background
.bg-72d0ea {
  background-color: #72d0ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72d0ea {
  border: 2px solid #72d0ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72d0ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 208 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 74% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72d0ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72d0ea, #7294ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72d0ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 208 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.56 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.70 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.37 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.46 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.08 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.32 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.16 #8d2f15 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#72d0ea  rgb(114, 208, 234)  hsl(193, 74%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#ea8c72  rgb(234, 140, 114)  hsl(13, 74%, 68%)  Dark Salmon
#ea72d0  rgb(234, 114, 208)  hsl(313, 74%, 68%)  Rose Pink
#d0ea72  rgb(208, 234, 114)  hsl(73, 74%, 68%)  June Bud