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#72DBFA

#72dbfa ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72dbfa is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 85.88% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.4% cyan, 12.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 193.68°, with 93.15% saturation and 71.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.6114

Complementary

  1. #72dbfa
  2. #fa9172

Split complementary

  1. #72dbfa
  2. #fa7297
  3. #fad572

Analogous

  1. #72fad5
  2. #72dbfa
  3. #7297fa

Triadic

  1. #72dbfa
  2. #fa72db
  3. #dbfa72

Tetradic

  1. #72dbfa
  2. #9172fa
  3. #fa9172
  4. #dbfa72

Square

  1. #72dbfa
  2. #d572fa
  3. #fa9172
  4. #97fa72

Monochromatic

  1. #079fcc
  2. #28c8f7
  3. #72dbfa
  4. #bceefd
  5. #ebfafe

Shades

#72dbfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72dbfa
  2. #67c5e1
  3. #5bafc8
  4. #5099af
  5. #448396
  6. #396e7d
  7. #2e5864
  8. #22424b
  9. #172c32
  10. #0b1619
  11. #000000

Tints

#72dbfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72dbfa
  2. #80dffb
  3. #8ee2fb
  4. #9ce6fc
  5. #aae9fc
  6. #b9edfd
  7. #c7f1fd
  8. #d5f4fe
  9. #e3f8fe
  10. #f1fbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72dbfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72dbfa
  2. #73d2ee
  3. #75c9e2
  4. #76c0d5
  5. #78b7c9
  6. #79aebd
  7. #7aa4b1
  8. #7c9ba5
  9. #7d9298
  10. #7f898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0d3e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8d6fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3c7fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acd8fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dcffa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45e1ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72dbfa {
  color: #72dbfa;
}
Background
.bg-72dbfa {
  background-color: #72dbfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72dbfa {
  border: 2px solid #72dbfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72dbfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 219 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72dbfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72dbfa, #7297fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72dbfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 219 250 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.04 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.32 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.33 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.44 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.58 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.60 #8d2405 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#72dbfa  rgb(114, 219, 250)  hsl(194, 93%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#fa9172  rgb(250, 145, 114)  hsl(14, 93%, 71%)  Dark Salmon
#fa72db  rgb(250, 114, 219)  hsl(314, 93%, 71%)  Rose Pink
#dbfa72  rgb(219, 250, 114)  hsl(74, 93%, 71%)  Inchworm