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Recognised as Colour

#72BDE2

  • #72BDE2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#72BDE2 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 189, 226 and HSL 200°, 66%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#72BDE2#72BDE2
HEX#72BDE2
RGBrgb(114, 189, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7412, 0.8863
RGB percentages44.7%, 74.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(199.8, 65.9%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.8, 49.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK49.6%, 16.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,714
CSS custom property--colour: #72BDE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#8D421D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBBE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BAEE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#36C7C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 7.5Sky blue · ΔE 7.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Light blue · ΔE 17.9Powder blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 7.55, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E29772
Analogous#72E2CF, #7285E2
Triadic#E272BD, #BDE272
Split complementary#E27285, #E2CF72
Tetradic#CF72E2, #E29772, #85E272

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F8FC
Lighter +20%#C7E5F3
Lighter +10%#9CD1EB
Darker −10%#48A9D9
Darker −20%#2992C5
Darker −30%#20729B
Darker −40%#175371
More saturated +25%#5DC4F7
Less saturated −25%#87B6CD

Channel breakdown

R114
G189
B226
Red114 (44.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue199.82°
Saturation (HSL)65.88%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G BD · B E2

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