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Recognised as Colour

#72C3FF

  • #72C3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#72C3FF is a blue with RGB values 114, 195, 255 and HSL 206°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#72C3FF#72C3FF
HEX#72C3FF
RGBrgb(114, 195, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.7647, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 76.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(205.5, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 23.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,521,279
CSS custom property--colour: #72C3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.97:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#8D3C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9C3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00D2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.5Sky blue · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAE72
Analogous#72FFF4, #727CFF
Triadic#FF72C3, #C3FF72
Split complementary#FF727D, #FFF472
Tetradic#F472FF, #FFAE72, #7CFF72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8EEFF
Lighter +10%#A5D9FF
Darker −10%#3FADFF
Darker −20%#0C98FF
Darker −30%#007CD8
Darker −40%#005FA5
More saturated +25%#72C3FF
Less saturated −25%#84C0ED

Channel breakdown

R114
G195
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue205.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G C3 · B FF

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