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Colour

#72A0FB

  • #72A0FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#72A0FB is a blue with RGB values 114, 160, 251 and HSL 220°, 94%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#72A0FB#72A0FB
HEX#72A0FB
RGBrgb(114, 160, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6275, 0.9843
RGB percentages44.7%, 62.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(219.9, 94.5%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 54.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK54.6%, 36.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,512,315
CSS custom property--colour: #72A0FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#8D5F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A9BF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1CB4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 28.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.49, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBCD72
Analogous#72E4FB, #8972FB
Triadic#FB72A0, #A0FB72
Split complementary#FB8972, #E4FB72
Tetradic#FB72E4, #FBCD72, #72FB89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E3FE
Lighter +10%#A4C1FC
Darker −10%#407FFA
Darker −20%#0F5DF8
Darker −30%#0649CE
Darker −40%#04389D
More saturated +25%#6E9FFF
Less saturated −25%#84A6E9

Channel breakdown

R114
G160
B251
Red114 (44.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue219.85°
Saturation (HSL)94.48%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G A0 · B FB

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