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#72D4EA

#72d4ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72d4ea is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 83.14% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.28% cyan, 9.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 191°, 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 12.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.566

Complementary

  1. #72d4ea
  2. #ea8872

Split complementary

  1. #72d4ea
  2. #ea7298
  3. #eac472

Analogous

  1. #72eac4
  2. #72d4ea
  3. #7298ea

Triadic

  1. #72d4ea
  2. #ea72d4
  3. #d4ea72

Tetradic

  1. #72d4ea
  2. #8872ea
  3. #ea8872
  4. #d4ea72

Square

  1. #72d4ea
  2. #c472ea
  3. #ea8872
  4. #98ea72

Monochromatic

  1. #198faa
  2. #2fc0e0
  3. #72d4ea
  4. #b5e8f4
  5. #edfafc

Shades

#72d4ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72d4ea
  2. #67bfd3
  3. #5baabb
  4. #5094a4
  5. #447f8c
  6. #396a75
  7. #2e555e
  8. #224046
  9. #172a2f
  10. #0b1517
  11. #000000

Tints

#72d4ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72d4ea
  2. #80d8ec
  3. #8eddee
  4. #9ce1f0
  5. #aae5f2
  6. #b9eaf5
  7. #c7eef7
  8. #d5f2f9
  9. #e3f6fb
  10. #f1fbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72d4ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72d4ea
  2. #73ccdf
  3. #75c3d5
  4. #76bbca
  5. #78b2c0
  6. #79aab5
  7. #7aa2aa
  8. #7c99a0
  9. #7d9195
  10. #7f888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abccd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ceeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1c0ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1fdddb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9d1eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cc8ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ed9e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72d4ea {
  color: #72d4ea;
}
Background
.bg-72d4ea {
  background-color: #72d4ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72d4ea {
  border: 2px solid #72d4ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72d4ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 212 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 74% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72d4ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72d4ea, #7298ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72d4ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 212 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.00 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.16 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.16 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.24 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.63 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.98 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.04 #8d2b15 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#72d4ea  rgb(114, 212, 234)  hsl(191, 74%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#ea8872  rgb(234, 136, 114)  hsl(11, 74%, 68%)  Salmon
#ea72d4  rgb(234, 114, 212)  hsl(311, 74%, 68%)  Orchid
#d4ea72  rgb(212, 234, 114)  hsl(71, 74%, 68%)  June Bud