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Colour

#72ACE3

  • #72ACE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#72ACE3 is a blue with RGB values 114, 172, 227 and HSL 209°, 67%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#72ACE3#72ACE3
HEX#72ACE3
RGBrgb(114, 172, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6745, 0.8902
RGB percentages44.7%, 67.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(209.2, 66.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 49.8%, 89%)
CMYK49.8%, 24.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,515,363
CSS custom property--colour: #72ACE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#8D531C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95ADE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3AB9BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 17Sky blue · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3A972
Analogous#72E3E2, #7273E3
Triadic#E372AC, #ACE372
Split complementary#E37273, #E3E172
Tetradic#E272E3, #E3A972, #74E372

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F7FC
Lighter +20%#C7DEF4
Lighter +10%#9DC5EB
Darker −10%#4793DB
Darker −20%#287AC7
Darker −30%#1F609D
Darker −40%#174672
More saturated +25%#5DADF8
Less saturated −25%#87ABCE

Channel breakdown

R114
G172
B227
Red114 (44.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue209.2°
Saturation (HSL)66.86%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G AC · B E3

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