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#72DFFC

#72dffc ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72dffc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 87.45% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.76% cyan, 11.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 192.61°, with 95.83% saturation and 71.76% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.6338

Complementary

  1. #72dffc
  2. #fc8f72

Split complementary

  1. #72dffc
  2. #fc729a
  3. #fcd472

Analogous

  1. #72fcd4
  2. #72dffc
  3. #729afc

Triadic

  1. #72dffc
  2. #fc72df
  3. #dffc72

Tetradic

  1. #72dffc
  2. #8f72fc
  3. #fc8f72
  4. #dffc72

Square

  1. #72dffc
  2. #d472fc
  3. #fc8f72
  4. #9afc72

Monochromatic

  1. #04a6d1
  2. #27cefa
  3. #72dffc
  4. #bdf0fe
  5. #ebfaff

Shades

#72dffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72dffc
  2. #67c9e3
  3. #5bb2ca
  4. #509cb0
  5. #448697
  6. #39707e
  7. #2e5965
  8. #22434c
  9. #172d32
  10. #0b1619
  11. #000000

Tints

#72dffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72dffc
  2. #80e2fc
  3. #8ee5fd
  4. #9ce9fd
  5. #aaecfd
  6. #b9effe
  7. #c7f2fe
  8. #d5f5fe
  9. #e3f9fe
  10. #f1fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72dffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72dffc
  2. #73d6f0
  3. #75cce3
  4. #76c3d7
  5. #78b9ca
  6. #79b0be
  7. #7aa6b2
  8. #7c9da5
  9. #7d9399
  10. #7f8a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2d6e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccd9fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7cafc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e9e8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afdcfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0d3fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43e5f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72dffc {
  color: #72dffc;
}
Background
.bg-72dffc {
  background-color: #72dffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72dffc {
  border: 2px solid #72dffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72dffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 223 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 96% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72dffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72dffc, #729afc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72dffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 223 252 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.50 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.10 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.30 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.40 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.66 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.28 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.70 #8d2003 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#72dffc  rgb(114, 223, 252)  hsl(193, 96%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#fc8f72  rgb(252, 143, 114)  hsl(13, 96%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#fc72df  rgb(252, 114, 223)  hsl(313, 96%, 72%)  Rose Pink
#dffc72  rgb(223, 252, 114)  hsl(73, 96%, 72%)  Electric Lime