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#72E7FF

#72e7ff ≈ Non-Photo Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72e7ff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 90.59% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.29% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 190.21°, with 100% saturation and 72.35% 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 14.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Non-Photo Blue (#a4dded), ΔE 6.91.

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Web safe#66ffff
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Relative luminance0.6795

Complementary

  1. #72e7ff
  2. #ff8a72

Split complementary

  1. #72e7ff
  2. #ff72a0
  3. #ffd072

Analogous

  1. #72ffd0
  2. #72e7ff
  3. #72a0ff

Triadic

  1. #72e7ff
  2. #ff72e7
  3. #e7ff72

Tetradic

  1. #72e7ff
  2. #8a72ff
  3. #ff8a72
  4. #e7ff72

Square

  1. #72e7ff
  2. #d072ff
  3. #ff8a72
  4. #a0ff72

Monochromatic

  1. #00b3d8
  2. #25daff
  3. #72e7ff
  4. #bef4ff
  5. #ebfcff

Shades

#72e7ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72e7ff
  2. #67d0e6
  3. #5bb9cc
  4. #50a2b3
  5. #448b99
  6. #397480
  7. #2e5c66
  8. #22454d
  9. #172e33
  10. #0b171a
  11. #000000

Tints

#72e7ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72e7ff
  2. #80e9ff
  3. #8eecff
  4. #9ceeff
  5. #aaf1ff
  6. #b9f3ff
  7. #c7f5ff
  8. #d5f8ff
  9. #e3faff
  10. #f1fdff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72e7ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72e7ff
  2. #73ddf2
  3. #75d2e6
  4. #76c8d9
  5. #78becc
  6. #79b4c0
  7. #7aa9b3
  8. #7c9fa6
  9. #7d9599
  10. #7f8a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7dee8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5e0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfd0ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f1ee ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5e3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6daff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3fedf5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72e7ff {
  color: #72e7ff;
}
Background
.bg-72e7ff {
  background-color: #72e7ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72e7ff {
  border: 2px solid #72e7ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72e7ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 231 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72e7ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72e7ff, #72a0ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72e7ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 231 255 / 0.35);
}

#a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 6.91 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.19 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.79 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.46 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.03 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 9.29 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.52 #8d1800 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Non-Photo Blue
#72e7ff  rgb(114, 231, 255)  hsl(190, 100%, 72%)  Non-Photo Blue
#ff8a72  rgb(255, 138, 114)  hsl(10, 100%, 72%)  Salmon
#ff72e7  rgb(255, 114, 231)  hsl(310, 100%, 72%)  Fuchsia Pink
#e7ff72  rgb(231, 255, 114)  hsl(70, 100%, 72%)  Laser Lemon