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Recognised as Colour

#72A2FB

  • #72A2FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#72A2FB is a blue with RGB values 114, 162, 251 and HSL 219°, 94%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#72A2FB#72A2FB
HEX#72A2FB
RGBrgb(114, 162, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6353, 0.9843
RGB percentages44.7%, 63.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(219, 94.5%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 54.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK54.6%, 35.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,512,827
CSS custom property--colour: #72A2FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#8D5D04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9DF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1BB6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.2Royal blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.89, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBCB72
Analogous#72E7FB, #8672FB
Triadic#FB72A2, #A2FB72
Split complementary#FB8672, #E7FB72
Tetradic#FB72E7, #FBCB72, #72FB86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E3FE
Lighter +10%#A4C3FC
Darker −10%#4081FA
Darker −20%#0F61F8
Darker −30%#064CCE
Darker −40%#043A9D
More saturated +25%#6EA1FF
Less saturated −25%#84A7E9

Channel breakdown

R114
G162
B251
Red114 (44.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue218.98°
Saturation (HSL)94.48%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G A2 · B FB

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