#72ddf2

Color #72ddf2

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.1 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-300 #53eafd · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#72ddf2

RGB

rgb(114, 221, 242)

HSL

hsl(189.8, 83.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.8, 52.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(82.75, -25.24, -19.72)

LCH

lch(82.75, 32.03, 218)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.1027, 212.03)

HWB

hwb(189.8, 44.7%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f28772

Analogous

#72f2c7

#72ddf2

#729df2

Triadic

#72ddf2

#f272dd

#ddf272

Split-complementary

#72ddf2

#f2729d

#f2c772

Tetradic

#72ddf2

#8772f2

#f28772

#ddf272

Square

#72ddf2

#c772f2

#f28772

#9df272

Shades

Color #72ddf2 mixed toward black.

#3cd0ed

#14b9d9

#0f8ba3

#0a5d6d

#052e36

Tints

Color #72ddf2 mixed toward white.

#89e3f4

#a1e8f6

#b8eef8

#d0f4fb

#e7f9fd

Tones

Color #72ddf2 mixed toward gray.

#7dd6e7

#87cfdd

#92c8d2

#9dc0c7

#a7b9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abaced · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#a59cec · ΔE 29.4

Tritanopia

#7ae9e8 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #72ddf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72ddf2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#72ddf2 (#72ddf2) is rgb(114, 221, 242) in RGB.

No, #72ddf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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