All About Color #7272C0

#7272C0

About #7272C0

#7272C0 is a light blue color with the hex code #7272C0. In RGB it is red 114, green 114, blue 192; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 38%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 41%, 41%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 4.30:1 on white and 4.88:1 on black.

#7272C0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, 72, C0
CMYK40.63%, 40.63%, 0.00%, 24.71%
RGB Decimal114, 114, 192
HSL240°, 38%, 60%
RGB Octal162, 162, 300
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 40.62%, 75.29%
RGB Binary1110010, 1110010, 11000000
CIE-L*AB51.17, 19.63, -40.95
RGB Percent44.71%, 44.71%, 75.29%
CIE-L*CH51.17, 45.41, 295.62
XYZ22.47, 19.42, 52.43
CIE-L*UV51.17, -4.66, -64.73
xyY0.24, 0.21, 19.42
Hunter-Lab44.07, 13.91, -39.70
RYB44.71%, 44.71%, 75.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#7272C0 on a dark background: contrast 4.88:1, passes WCAG AA.
#7272C0 on a light background: contrast 4.30:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #7272C0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#7272C0 · #B2B2DC · #424294 · #C0C072 · #DCDCB2

Analogous palette

#72C0C0 · #7299C0 · #7272C0 · #9972C0 · #C072C0

Triadic palette

#7272C0 · #C07272 · #72C072 · #B2B2DC · #DCB2B2

Tetradic palette

#7272C0 · #C07299 · #C0C072 · #72C099 · #424294

Monochromatic palette

#2F2F6A · #47479E · #7272C0 · #A7A7D7 · #DCDCEF

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