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Colour

#72A1D1

  • #72A1D1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#72A1D1 is a blue with RGB values 114, 161, 209 and HSL 210°, 51%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#72A1D1#72A1D1
HEX#72A1D1
RGBrgb(114, 161, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6314, 0.8196
RGB percentages44.7%, 63.1%, 82%
HSLhsl(210.3, 50.8%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 45.5%, 82%)
CMYK45.5%, 23%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,512,529
CSS custom property--colour: #72A1D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#8D5E2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA2D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8299D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4BACB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.6Light skyblue · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Sky blue · ΔE 20.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1A272
Analogous#72D1D1, #7272D1
Triadic#D172A1, #A1D172
Split complementary#D17372, #D0D172
Tetradic#D172D1, #D1A272, #72D173

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EEF7
Lighter +20%#BFD4EA
Lighter +10%#98BBDE
Darker −10%#4C87C4
Darker −20%#366EA7
Darker −30%#2A5580
Darker −40%#1D3B5A
More saturated +25%#5BA1E8
Less saturated −25%#89A1BA

Channel breakdown

R114
G161
B209
Red114 (44.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue210.32°
Saturation (HSL)50.8%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G A1 · B D1

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