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Colour

#72A3FE

  • #72A3FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#72A3FE is a blue with RGB values 114, 163, 254 and HSL 219°, 99%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#72A3FE#72A3FE
HEX#72A3FE
RGBrgb(114, 163, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6392, 0.9961
RGB percentages44.7%, 63.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(219, 98.6%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 55.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK55.1%, 35.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,513,086
CSS custom property--colour: #72A3FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#8D5C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C9EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#12B7C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.8Medium purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECD72
Analogous#72E9FE, #8772FE
Triadic#FE72A3, #A3FE72
Split complementary#FE8772, #E9FE72
Tetradic#FE72E9, #FECD72, #72FE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7E5FF
Lighter +10%#A5C4FE
Darker −10%#3F82FE
Darker −20%#0D61FD
Darker −30%#024CD5
Darker −40%#013AA3
More saturated +25%#71A3FF
Less saturated −25%#84A8EC

Channel breakdown

R114
G163
B254
Red114 (44.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue219°
Saturation (HSL)98.59%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G A3 · B FE

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