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Recognised as Colour

#72ADFB

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

#72ADFB is a blue with RGB values 114, 173, 251 and HSL 214°, 94%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#72ADFB#72ADFB
HEX#72ADFB
RGBrgb(114, 173, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6784, 0.9843
RGB percentages44.7%, 67.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(214.2, 94.5%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 54.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK54.6%, 31.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,515,643
CSS custom property--colour: #72ADFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8D5204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DB2FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA5F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#13BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3Sky blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBC072
Analogous#72F1FB, #7C72FB
Triadic#FB72AD, #ADFB72
Split complementary#FB7C72, #F1FB72
Tetradic#FB72F1, #FBC072, #72FB7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5E7FE
Lighter +10%#A4CAFC
Darker −10%#4090FA
Darker −20%#0F73F8
Darker −30%#065CCE
Darker −40%#04469D
More saturated +25%#6EACFF
Less saturated −25%#84B0E9

Channel breakdown

R114
G173
B251
Red114 (44.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue214.16°
Saturation (HSL)94.48%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G AD · B FB

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