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Recognised as Colour

#72F6FF

  • #72F6FF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#72F6FF is a cyan with RGB values 114, 246, 255 and HSL 184°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#72F6FF#72F6FF
HEX#72F6FF
RGBrgb(114, 246, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4471, 0.9647, 1
RGB percentages44.7%, 96.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(183.8, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.8, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK55.3%, 3.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,534,335
CSS custom property--colour: #72F6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.34:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#8D0900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6EDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFDCFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00FEF8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 14.4Cyan · ΔE 14.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.7Turquoise · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7B72
Analogous#72FFC1, #72AFFF
Triadic#FF72F6, #F6FF72
Split complementary#FF72AF, #FFC272
Tetradic#C172FF, #FF7B72, #AFFF72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8FDFF
Lighter +10%#A5F9FF
Darker −10%#3FF3FF
Darker −20%#0CEFFF
Darker −30%#00CAD8
Darker −40%#009AA5
More saturated +25%#72F6FF
Less saturated −25%#84E7ED

Channel breakdown

R114
G246
B255
Red114 (44.7%)
Green246 (96.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue183.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 72 · G F6 · B FF

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