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#72FBFB

#72fbfb ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#72fbfb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 98.43% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 94.48% saturation and 71.57% 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 16.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.7954

Complementary

  1. #72fbfb
  2. #fb7272

Split complementary

  1. #72fbfb
  2. #fb72b7
  3. #fbb772

Analogous

  1. #72fbb7
  2. #72fbfb
  3. #72b7fb

Triadic

  1. #72fbfb
  2. #fb72fb
  3. #fbfb72

Tetradic

  1. #72fbfb
  2. #7272fb
  3. #fb7272
  4. #fbfb72

Square

  1. #72fbfb
  2. #b772fb
  3. #fb7272
  4. #b7fb72

Monochromatic

  1. #06cece
  2. #28f9f9
  3. #72fbfb
  4. #bcfdfd
  5. #ebfefe

Shades

#72fbfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72fbfb
  2. #67e2e2
  3. #5bc9c9
  4. #50b0b0
  5. #449797
  6. #397e7e
  7. #2e6464
  8. #224b4b
  9. #173232
  10. #0b1919
  11. #000000

Tints

#72fbfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72fbfb
  2. #80fbfb
  3. #8efcfc
  4. #9cfcfc
  5. #aafdfd
  6. #b9fdfd
  7. #c7fdfd
  8. #d5fefe
  9. #e3fefe
  10. #f1ffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72fbfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72fbfb
  2. #73efef
  3. #75e2e2
  4. #76d6d6
  5. #78caca
  6. #79bebe
  7. #7ab1b1
  8. #7ca5a5
  9. #7d9999
  10. #7f8c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3efef ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edf0fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6dffc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7f5fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6ebfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3dfffb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72fbfb {
  color: #72fbfb;
}
Background
.bg-72fbfb {
  background-color: #72fbfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72fbfb {
  border: 2px solid #72fbfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72fbfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 251 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 94% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72fbfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72fbfb, #72b7fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72fbfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 251 251 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 2.47 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.79 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.79 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 6.40 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.66 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.89 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.01 #8d0404 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#72fbfb  rgb(114, 251, 251)  hsl(180, 94%, 72%)  Electric Blue
#fb7272  rgb(251, 114, 114)  hsl(0, 94%, 72%)  Pastel Red
#fb72fb  rgb(251, 114, 251)  hsl(300, 94%, 72%)  Fuchsia Pink
#fbfb72  rgb(251, 251, 114)  hsl(60, 94%, 72%)  Laser Lemon