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Recognised as Colour

#72BDEB

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

#72BDEB is a blue with RGB values 114, 189, 235 and HSL 203°, 75%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#72BDEB#72BDEB
HEX#72BDEB
RGBrgb(114, 189, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7412, 0.9216
RGB percentages44.7%, 74.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(202.8, 75.2%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 51.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK51.5%, 19.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,519,723
CSS custom property--colour: #72BDEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#8D4214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8BCEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AFEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2BC9CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.4Sky blue · ΔE 11.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Light blue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBA072
Analogous#72EBDD, #7281EB
Triadic#EB72BD, #BDEB72
Split complementary#EB7281, #EBDD72
Tetradic#DD72EB, #EBA072, #81EB72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFE
Lighter +20%#CBE7F8
Lighter +10%#9FD2F1
Darker −10%#45A8E5
Darker −20%#1F92D8
Darker −30%#1874AC
Darker −40%#12567F
More saturated +25%#5EC2FF
Less saturated −25%#86B8D7

Channel breakdown

R114
G189
B235
Red114 (44.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue202.81°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G BD · B EB

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