Colour

#72DDF8

#72DDF8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#72DDF8 is a cyan with RGB values 114, 221, 248 and HSL 192°, 91%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#72DDF8

RGBrgb(114, 221, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.8667, 0.9725

RGB percentages44.7%, 86.7%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(192.1, 90.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192.1, 54%, 97.3%)

CMYK54%, 10.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,527,928

CSS custom property--colour: #72DDF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.41:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#8D2207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBD7FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6C8F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00E7E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4 Light blue · ΔE 16.9 Powder blue · ΔE 17.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F88D72

Analogous#72F8D0, #729AF8

Triadic#F872DD, #DDF872

Split complementary#F8729A, #F8D072

Tetradic#D072F8, #F88D72, #9AF872

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D3F4FD

Lighter +10%#A3E9FA

Darker −10%#41D1F6

Darker −20%#11C6F3

Darker −30%#0AA1C7

Darker −40%#077A97

More saturated +25%#6BE1FF

Less saturated −25%#85D2E5

Channel breakdown

R114

G221

B248

Red114 (44.7%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue192.09°

Saturation (HSL)90.54%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 72 · G DD · B F8

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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