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Recognised as Colour

#72BFDB

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

#72BFDB is a cyan with RGB values 114, 191, 219 and HSL 196°, 59%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#72BFDB#72BFDB
HEX#72BFDB
RGBrgb(114, 191, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.749, 0.8588
RGB percentages44.7%, 74.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(196, 59.3%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196, 47.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK47.9%, 12.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,520,219
CSS custom property--colour: #72BFDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 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#B1B1B1
Inverted#8D4024

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFBBDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FAFDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3CC8C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 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

Sky blue · ΔE 5.9Light skyblue · ΔE 10.9Light blue · ΔE 15.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17Powder blue · ΔE 18.5Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB8E72
Analogous#72DBC3, #728BDB
Triadic#DB72BF, #BFDB72
Split complementary#DB728B, #DBC372
Tetradic#C372DB, #DB8E72, #8BDB72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF6FA
Lighter +20%#C3E4F0
Lighter +10%#9BD1E5
Darker −10%#49ADD1
Darker −20%#2F93B8
Darker −30%#25738F
Darker −40%#1A5267
More saturated +25%#5CC9F1
Less saturated −25%#88B5C5

Channel breakdown

R114
G191
B219
Red114 (44.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue196°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G BF · B DB

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