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Recognised as Colour

#72CFDC

  • #72CFDC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#72CFDC is a cyan with RGB values 114, 207, 220 and HSL 187°, 60%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#72CFDC#72CFDC
HEX#72CFDC
RGBrgb(114, 207, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8118, 0.8627
RGB percentages44.7%, 81.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(187.4, 60.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.4, 48.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK48.2%, 5.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,524,316
CSS custom property--colour: #72CFDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#8D3023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C9DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BCDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#35D6D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.3Powder blue · ΔE 14.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.8Light blue · ΔE 14.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC7F72
Analogous#72DCB4, #729ADC
Triadic#DC72CF, #CFDC72
Split complementary#DC729A, #DCB472
Tetradic#B472DC, #DC7F72, #9ADC72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF9FA
Lighter +20%#C4EBF0
Lighter +10%#9BDDE6
Darker −10%#49C1D2
Darker −20%#2EA9BA
Darker −30%#248491
Darker −40%#1A5F68
More saturated +25%#5CE0F2
Less saturated −25%#88BEC6

Channel breakdown

R114
G207
B220
Red114 (44.7%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue187.36°
Saturation (HSL)60.23%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G CF · B DC

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