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Colour

#72A5FF

  • #72A5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#72A5FF is a blue with RGB values 114, 165, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#72A5FF#72A5FF
HEX#72A5FF
RGBrgb(114, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.3, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,513,599
CSS custom property--colour: #72A5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#8D5A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0CB9C6no 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 text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 30.9Medium purple · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCC72
Analogous#72EBFF, #8672FF
Triadic#FF72A5, #A5FF72
Split complementary#FF8672, #EBFF72
Tetradic#FF72EB, #FFCC72, #72FF85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8E6FF
Lighter +10%#A5C6FF
Darker −10%#3F84FF
Darker −20%#0C64FF
Darker −30%#004ED8
Darker −40%#003CA5
More saturated +25%#72A5FF
Less saturated −25%#84AAED

Channel breakdown

R114
G165
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G A5 · B FF

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