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#72F0EF

#72f0ef ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#72f0ef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 94.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.42% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 179.52°, with 80.77% saturation and 69.41% 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 15.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.7213

Complementary

  1. #72f0ef
  2. #f07273

Split complementary

  1. #72f0ef
  2. #f072b2
  3. #f0b072

Analogous

  1. #72f0b0
  2. #72f0ef
  3. #72b2f0

Triadic

  1. #72f0ef
  2. #ef72f0
  3. #f0ef72

Tetradic

  1. #72f0ef
  2. #7273f0
  3. #f07273
  4. #f0ef72

Square

  1. #72f0ef
  2. #b072f0
  3. #f07273
  4. #b2f072

Monochromatic

  1. #13b6b4
  2. #2de9e7
  3. #72f0ef
  4. #b7f7f7
  5. #edfdfd

Shades

#72f0ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72f0ef
  2. #67d8d7
  3. #5bc0bf
  4. #50a8a7
  5. #44908f
  6. #397878
  7. #2e6060
  8. #224848
  9. #173030
  10. #0b1818
  11. #000000

Tints

#72f0ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72f0ef
  2. #80f2f1
  3. #8ef3f2
  4. #9cf5f4
  5. #aaf6f5
  6. #b9f8f7
  7. #c7f9f9
  8. #d5fbfa
  9. #e3fcfc
  10. #f1fefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72f0ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72f0ef
  2. #73e5e4
  3. #75dad9
  4. #76cece
  5. #78c3c3
  6. #79b8b8
  7. #7aadac
  8. #7ca2a1
  9. #7d9696
  10. #7f8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bce5e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3e6ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ced6f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f6ef ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0eaef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0e1f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46f4ef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72f0ef {
  color: #72f0ef;
}
Background
.bg-72f0ef {
  background-color: #72f0ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72f0ef {
  border: 2px solid #72f0ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72f0ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 240 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 81% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72f0ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72f0ef, #72b2f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72f0ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 240 239 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 3.25 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 4.99 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 4.99 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.77 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 6.85 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.14 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.17 #8d0f10 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#72f0ef  rgb(114, 240, 239)  hsl(180, 81%, 69%)  Electric Blue
#f07273  rgb(240, 114, 115)  hsl(360, 81%, 69%)  Light Coral
#ef72f0  rgb(239, 114, 240)  hsl(300, 81%, 69%)  Fuchsia Pink
#f0ef72  rgb(240, 239, 114)  hsl(60, 81%, 69%)  Icterine