#72cbf2

Color #72cbf2

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 5.78 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#72cbf2

RGB

rgb(114, 203, 242)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 83.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 52.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.9%, 16.1%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(77.7, -16.14, -27.41)

LCH

lch(77.7, 31.81, 239.51)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.1018, 228.46)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 44.7%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f29972

Analogous

#72f2d9

#72cbf2

#728bf2

Triadic

#72cbf2

#f272cb

#cbf272

Split-complementary

#72cbf2

#f2728b

#f2d972

Tetradic

#72cbf2

#9972f2

#f29972

#cbf272

Square

#72cbf2

#d972f2

#f29972

#8bf272

Shades

Color #72cbf2 mixed toward black.

#3cb7ed

#149dd9

#0f76a3

#0a4f6d

#052736

Tints

Color #72cbf2 mixed toward white.

#89d4f4

#a1dcf6

#b8e5f8

#d0eefb

#e7f6fd

Tones

Color #72cbf2 mixed toward gray.

#7dc7e7

#87c3dd

#92bed2

#9dbac7

#a7b6bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1e9 · ΔE 21.8

Deuteranopia

#9b94e7 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#79e2e1 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72cbf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72cbf2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#72cbf2 (#72cbf2) is rgb(114, 203, 242) in RGB.

No, #72cbf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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