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Recognised as Colour

#72B1CE

  • #72B1CE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#72B1CE is a cyan with RGB values 114, 177, 206 and HSL 199°, 48%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#72B1CE#72B1CE
HEX#72B1CE
RGBrgb(114, 177, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.6941, 0.8078
RGB percentages44.7%, 69.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(198.9, 48.4%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.9, 44.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK44.7%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,516,622
CSS custom property--colour: #72B1CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39478WCAG 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 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#8D4E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2AFD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A4CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#49B9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 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 text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.4Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Light blue · ΔE 17.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8F72
Analogous#72CEBD, #7283CE
Triadic#CE72B1, #B1CE72
Split complementary#CE7283, #CEBD72
Tetradic#BD72CE, #CE8F72, #83CE72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F0F5
Lighter +20%#BEDBE8
Lighter +10%#98C6DB
Darker −10%#4C9CC1
Darker −20%#3881A2
Darker −30%#2B627C
Darker −40%#1E4456
More saturated +25%#5ABAE6
Less saturated −25%#8AA8B6

Channel breakdown

R114
G177
B206
Red114 (44.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue198.91°
Saturation (HSL)48.42%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G B1 · B CE

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