Colour

#72AED4

#72AED4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#72AED4 is a blue with RGB values 114, 174, 212 and HSL 203°, 53%, 64%. 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

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HEX#72AED4

RGBrgb(114, 174, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6824, 0.8314

RGB percentages44.7%, 68.2%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(203.3, 53.3%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 46.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK46.2%, 17.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,515,860

CSS custom property--colour: #72AED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#8D512B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9DADD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FA2D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#46B8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 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 text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.8 Sky blue · ΔE 12.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3 Steel blue · ΔE 18.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D49872

Analogous#72D4C9, #727DD4

Triadic#D472AE, #AED472

Split complementary#D4727D, #D4C972

Tetradic#C972D4, #D49872, #7DD472

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7F1F8

Lighter +20%#C0DBEC

Lighter +10%#99C4E0

Darker −10%#4B98C8

Darker −20%#347DAC

Darker −30%#286185

Darker −40%#1D445D

More saturated +25%#5BB3EB

Less saturated −25%#89A9BD

Channel breakdown

R114

G174

B212

Red114 (44.7%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue203.27°

Saturation (HSL)53.26%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G AE · B D4

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