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#72E2FD

#72e2fd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72e2fd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 88.63% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.94% cyan, 10.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 191.65°, 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 14.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.36.

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Relative luminance0.6506

Complementary

  1. #72e2fd
  2. #fd8d72

Split complementary

  1. #72e2fd
  2. #fd729d
  3. #fdd272

Analogous

  1. #72fdd2
  2. #72e2fd
  3. #729dfd

Triadic

  1. #72e2fd
  2. #fd72e2
  3. #e2fd72

Tetradic

  1. #72e2fd
  2. #8d72fd
  3. #fd8d72
  4. #e2fd72

Square

  1. #72e2fd
  2. #d272fd
  3. #fd8d72
  4. #9dfd72

Monochromatic

  1. #03abd3
  2. #27d2fc
  3. #72e2fd
  4. #bdf2fe
  5. #ebfbff

Shades

#72e2fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72e2fd
  2. #67cbe4
  3. #5bb5ca
  4. #509eb1
  5. #448898
  6. #39717f
  7. #2e5a65
  8. #22444c
  9. #172d33
  10. #0b1719
  11. #000000

Tints

#72e2fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72e2fd
  2. #80e5fd
  3. #8ee8fd
  4. #9cebfe
  5. #aaeefe
  6. #b9f1fe
  7. #c7f3fe
  8. #d5f6fe
  9. #e3f9ff
  10. #f1fcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72e2fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72e2fd
  2. #73d8f1
  3. #75cee4
  4. #76c5d8
  5. #78bbcb
  6. #79b1bf
  7. #7aa7b2
  8. #7c9da6
  9. #7d9499
  10. #7f8a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4d9e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfdcff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baccfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ecea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1defe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2d5fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42e8f2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72e2fd {
  color: #72e2fd;
}
Background
.bg-72e2fd {
  background-color: #72e2fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72e2fd {
  border: 2px solid #72e2fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72e2fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 226 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 97% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72e2fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72e2fd, #729dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72e2fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 226 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.36 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.42 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.01 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.72 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 8.92 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.09 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.32 #8d1d02 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#72e2fd  rgb(114, 226, 253)  hsl(192, 97%, 72%)  Sky Blue
#fd8d72  rgb(253, 141, 114)  hsl(12, 97%, 72%)  Vivid Tangerine
#fd72e2  rgb(253, 114, 226)  hsl(312, 97%, 72%)  Rose Pink
#e2fd72  rgb(226, 253, 114)  hsl(72, 97%, 72%)  Laser Lemon