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Recognised as Colour

#72D9EA

  • #72D9EA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#72D9EA is a cyan with RGB values 114, 217, 234 and HSL 189°, 74%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#72D9EA#72D9EA
HEX#72D9EA
RGBrgb(114, 217, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.851, 0.9176
RGB percentages44.7%, 85.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(188.5, 74.1%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.5, 51.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK51.3%, 7.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,526,890
CSS custom property--colour: #72D9EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#8D2615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD2EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C4EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1BE1DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.3Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7Light blue · ΔE 16Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA8372
Analogous#72EABF, #729DEA
Triadic#EA72D9, #D9EA72
Split complementary#EA729D, #EABF72
Tetradic#BF72EA, #EA8372, #9DEA72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FDFE
Lighter +20%#CBF1F7
Lighter +10%#9EE5F1
Darker −10%#46CDE3
Darker −20%#20BCD6
Darker −30%#1995AA
Darker −40%#136E7D
More saturated +25%#5EE8FE
Less saturated −25%#86CAD6

Channel breakdown

R114
G217
B234
Red114 (44.7%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue188.5°
Saturation (HSL)74.07%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G D9 · B EA

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