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Recognised as Colour

#72A5EB

  • #72A5EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#72A5EB is a blue with RGB values 114, 165, 235 and HSL 215°, 75%, 68%. 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

#72A5EB#72A5EB
HEX#72A5EB
RGBrgb(114, 165, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6471, 0.9216
RGB percentages44.7%, 64.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(214.7, 75.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 51.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK51.5%, 29.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,513,579
CSS custom property--colour: #72A5EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#8D5A14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A9EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#34B5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB872
Analogous#72E2EB, #7B72EB
Triadic#EB72A5, #A5EB72
Split complementary#EB7C72, #E2EB72
Tetradic#EB72E2, #EBB872, #72EB7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBFE
Lighter +20%#CBDEF8
Lighter +10%#9FC2F1
Darker −10%#4588E5
Darker −20%#1F6DD8
Darker −30%#1856AC
Darker −40%#12407F
More saturated +25%#5EA2FF
Less saturated −25%#86A8D7

Channel breakdown

R114
G165
B235
Red114 (44.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue214.71°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G A5 · B EB

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