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Colour

#72ADEB

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

#72ADEB is a blue with RGB values 114, 173, 235 and HSL 211°, 75%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#72ADEB#72ADEB
HEX#72ADEB
RGBrgb(114, 173, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6784, 0.9216
RGB percentages44.7%, 67.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(210.7, 75.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 51.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK51.5%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,515,627
CSS custom property--colour: #72ADEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#8D5214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94AFEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#31BBC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB072
Analogous#72EAEB, #7372EB
Triadic#EB72AD, #ADEB72
Split complementary#EB7472, #EAEB72
Tetradic#EB72EA, #EBB072, #72EB74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBFE
Lighter +20%#CBE1F8
Lighter +10%#9FC7F1
Darker −10%#4593E5
Darker −20%#1F79D8
Darker −30%#1860AC
Darker −40%#12477F
More saturated +25%#5EADFF
Less saturated −25%#86ADD7

Channel breakdown

R114
G173
B235
Red114 (44.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue210.74°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G AD · B EB

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