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Recognised as Colour

#72B4F1

  • #72B4F1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#72B4F1 is a blue with RGB values 114, 180, 241 and HSL 209°, 82%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#72B4F1#72B4F1
HEX#72B4F1
RGBrgb(114, 180, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7059, 0.9451
RGB percentages44.7%, 70.6%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(208.8, 81.9%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 52.7%, 94.5%)
CMYK52.7%, 25.3%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,517,425
CSS custom property--colour: #72B4F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#8D4B0E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB6F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA9F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#26C2C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Sky blue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1AF72
Analogous#72F1EF, #7274F1
Triadic#F172B4, #B4F172
Split complementary#F17274, #F1EF72
Tetradic#EF72F1, #F1AF72, #74F172

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#CFE5FA
Lighter +10%#A0CDF6
Darker −10%#449BEC
Darker −20%#1783E6
Darker −30%#1268B8
Darker −40%#0E4E89
More saturated +25%#64B5FF
Less saturated −25%#85B3DE

Channel breakdown

R114
G180
B241
Red114 (44.7%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue208.82°
Saturation (HSL)81.94%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G B4 · B F1

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