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Recognised as Colour

#72A9FF

  • #72A9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#72A9FF is a blue with RGB values 114, 169, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#72A9FF#72A9FF
HEX#72A9FF
RGBrgb(114, 169, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6627, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 66.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(216.6, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,514,623
CSS custom property--colour: #72A9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#8D5600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#74A2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#07BCC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC872
Analogous#72EFFF, #8272FF
Triadic#FF72A9, #A9FF72
Split complementary#FF8272, #EFFF72
Tetradic#FF72EF, #FFC872, #72FF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8E7FF
Lighter +10%#A5C8FF
Darker −10%#3F8AFF
Darker −20%#0C6BFF
Darker −30%#0054D8
Darker −40%#0040A5
More saturated +25%#72A9FF
Less saturated −25%#84ADED

Channel breakdown

R114
G169
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue216.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G A9 · B FF

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