#72daf2

Color #72daf2

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 9.31 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#72daf2

RGB

rgb(114, 218, 242)

HSL

hsl(191.3, 83.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.3, 52.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.9%, 9.9%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(81.91, -23.75, -21)

LCH

lch(81.91, 31.7, 221.48)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.1021, 214.7)

HWB

hwb(191.3, 44.7%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f28a72

Analogous

#72f2ca

#72daf2

#729af2

Triadic

#72daf2

#f272da

#daf272

Split-complementary

#72daf2

#f2729a

#f2ca72

Tetradic

#72daf2

#8a72f2

#f28a72

#daf272

Square

#72daf2

#ca72f2

#f28a72

#9af272

Shades

Color #72daf2 mixed toward black.

#3ccced

#14b4d9

#0f87a3

#0a5a6d

#052d36

Tints

Color #72daf2 mixed toward white.

#89e0f4

#a1e6f6

#b8ecf8

#d0f3fb

#e7f9fd

Tones

Color #72daf2 mixed toward gray.

#7dd3e7

#87cddd

#92c6d2

#9dbfc7

#a7b9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aaec · ΔE 25.7

Deuteranopia

#a39beb · ΔE 28.4

Tritanopia

#7ae8e7 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72daf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72daf2]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#72daf2 (#72daf2) is rgb(114, 218, 242) in RGB.

No, #72daf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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