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#72DDFD

#72ddfd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72ddfd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 86.67% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.94% cyan, 12.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 193.81°, 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 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.6238

Complementary

  1. #72ddfd
  2. #fd9272

Split complementary

  1. #72ddfd
  2. #fd7298
  3. #fdd772

Analogous

  1. #72fdd7
  2. #72ddfd
  3. #7298fd

Triadic

  1. #72ddfd
  2. #fd72dd
  3. #ddfd72

Tetradic

  1. #72ddfd
  2. #9272fd
  3. #fd9272
  4. #ddfd72

Square

  1. #72ddfd
  2. #d772fd
  3. #fd9272
  4. #98fd72

Monochromatic

  1. #03a3d3
  2. #27cbfc
  3. #72ddfd
  4. #bdeffe
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#72ddfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72ddfd
  2. #67c7e4
  3. #5bb1ca
  4. #509bb1
  5. #448598
  6. #396f7f
  7. #2e5865
  8. #22424c
  9. #172c33
  10. #0b1619
  11. #000000

Tints

#72ddfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72ddfd
  2. #80e0fd
  3. #8ee4fd
  4. #9ce7fe
  5. #aaebfe
  6. #b9eefe
  7. #c7f1fe
  8. #d5f5fe
  9. #e3f8ff
  10. #f1fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72ddfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72ddfd
  2. #73d4f1
  3. #75cae4
  4. #76c1d8
  5. #78b8cb
  6. #79afbf
  7. #7aa5b2
  8. #7c9ca6
  9. #7d9399
  10. #7f898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1d5e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9d8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5c8fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e8e7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #addafe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ed1fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43e4f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72ddfd {
  color: #72ddfd;
}
Background
.bg-72ddfd {
  background-color: #72ddfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72ddfd {
  border: 2px solid #72ddfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72ddfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 221 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 97% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72ddfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72ddfd, #7298fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72ddfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 221 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.80 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.25 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.45 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.40 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.60 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.72 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.74 #8d2202 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#72ddfd  rgb(114, 221, 253)  hsl(194, 97%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#fd9272  rgb(253, 146, 114)  hsl(14, 97%, 72%)  Light Salmon
#fd72dd  rgb(253, 114, 221)  hsl(314, 97%, 72%)  Rose Pink
#ddfd72  rgb(221, 253, 114)  hsl(74, 97%, 72%)  Inchworm