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#72DCFD

#72dcfd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72dcfd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 86.27% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.94% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 194.24°, with 97.2% saturation and 71.96% 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 13.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.6186

Complementary

  1. #72dcfd
  2. #fd9372

Split complementary

  1. #72dcfd
  2. #fd7297
  3. #fdd872

Analogous

  1. #72fdd8
  2. #72dcfd
  3. #7297fd

Triadic

  1. #72dcfd
  2. #fd72dc
  3. #dcfd72

Tetradic

  1. #72dcfd
  2. #9372fd
  3. #fd9372
  4. #dcfd72

Square

  1. #72dcfd
  2. #d872fd
  3. #fd9372
  4. #97fd72

Monochromatic

  1. #03a2d3
  2. #27c9fc
  3. #72dcfd
  4. #bdeffe
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#72dcfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72dcfd
  2. #67c6e4
  3. #5bb0ca
  4. #509ab1
  5. #448498
  6. #396e7f
  7. #2e5865
  8. #22424c
  9. #172c33
  10. #0b1619
  11. #000000

Tints

#72dcfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72dcfd
  2. #80e0fd
  3. #8ee3fd
  4. #9ce7fe
  5. #aaeafe
  6. #b9eefe
  7. #c7f1fe
  8. #d5f5fe
  9. #e3f8ff
  10. #f1fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72dcfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72dcfd
  2. #73d3f1
  3. #75cae4
  4. #76c0d8
  5. #78b7cb
  6. #79aebf
  7. #7aa5b2
  8. #7c9ca6
  9. #7d9299
  10. #7f898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1d4e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8d7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4c8fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e7e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acd9fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ed0fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43e3f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72dcfd {
  color: #72dcfd;
}
Background
.bg-72dcfd {
  background-color: #72dcfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72dcfd {
  border: 2px solid #72dcfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72dcfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 220 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 97% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72dcfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72dcfd, #7297fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72dcfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 220 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.54 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.93 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.53 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.02 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.59 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.89 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.36 #8d2302 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#72dcfd  rgb(114, 220, 253)  hsl(194, 97%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#fd9372  rgb(253, 147, 114)  hsl(14, 97%, 72%)  Light Salmon
#fd72dc  rgb(253, 114, 220)  hsl(314, 97%, 72%)  Rose Pink
#dcfd72  rgb(220, 253, 114)  hsl(74, 97%, 72%)  Inchworm