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Colour

#72BFCC

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

#72BFCC is a cyan with RGB values 114, 191, 204 and HSL 189°, 47%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#72BFCC#72BFCC
HEX#72BFCC
RGBrgb(114, 191, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.749, 0.8
RGB percentages44.7%, 74.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(188.7, 46.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.7, 44.1%, 80%)
CMYK44.1%, 6.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,520,204
CSS custom property--colour: #72BFCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#8D4033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3BACDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4AFCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#47C5C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.1Cadetblue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 15.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC7F72
Analogous#72CCAC, #7292CC
Triadic#CC72BF, #BFCC72
Split complementary#CC7292, #CCAC72
Tetradic#AC72CC, #CC7F72, #92CC72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F2F5
Lighter +20%#BDE1E7
Lighter +10%#97D0DA
Darker −10%#4DAEBE
Darker −20%#39909F
Darker −30%#2C6E79
Darker −40%#1E4C54
More saturated +25%#5AD0E4
Less saturated −25%#8AAEB4

Channel breakdown

R114
G191
B204
Red114 (44.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue188.67°
Saturation (HSL)46.88%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G BF · B CC

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