#72caff

Color #72caff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 5.94 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#72caff

RGB

rgb(114, 202, 255)

HSL

hsl(202.6, 100%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.6, 55.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.3%, 20.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.9, -11.86, -34.06)

LCH

lch(77.9, 36.07, 250.8)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.1135, 236.94)

HWB

hwb(202.6, 44.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffa772

Analogous

#72ffee

#72caff

#7284ff

Triadic

#72caff

#ff72ca

#caff72

Split-complementary

#72caff

#ff7284

#ffee72

Tetradic

#72caff

#a772ff

#ffa772

#caff72

Square

#72caff

#ee72ff

#ffa772

#84ff72

Shades

Color #72caff mixed toward black.

#35b3ff

#0099f6

#0073b9

#004d7b

#00263e

Tints

Color #72caff mixed toward white.

#8ad3ff

#a1dcff

#b9e4ff

#d0edff

#e8f6ff

Tones

Color #72caff mixed toward gray.

#7ec7f3

#8ac4e8

#95c1dc

#a1bed0

#adbcc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a1f4 · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#9b94f1 · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#78eae8 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 20.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #72caff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72caff]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#72caff (#72caff) is rgb(114, 202, 255) in RGB.

No, #72caff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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