All About Color #72A0CB

#72A0CB

About #72A0CB

#72A0CB is a light blue color with the hex code #72A0CB. In RGB it is red 114, green 160, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 209°, saturation 46%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 44%, 21%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.76:1 on white and 7.61:1 on black.

#72A0CB Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, A0, CB
CMYK43.84%, 21.18%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal114, 160, 203
HSL209°, 46%, 62%
RGB Octal162, 240, 313
HSV (HSB)208.99°, 43.84%, 79.61%
RGB Binary1110010, 10100000, 11001011
CIE-L*AB64.19, -4.10, -26.87
RGB Percent44.71%, 62.75%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH64.19, 27.19, 261.32
XYZ30.29, 33.03, 61.28
CIE-L*UV64.19, -22.60, -41.20
xyY0.24, 0.27, 33.03
Hunter-Lab57.47, -6.50, -22.99
RYB44.71%, 56.60%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72A0CB on a dark background: contrast 7.61:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72A0CB on a light background: contrast 2.76:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72A0CB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72A0CB · #B5CDE3 · #3D72A4 · #CB9D72 · #E3CBB5

Analogous palette

#72CB9D · #72CBC9 · #72A0CB · #7273CB · #9D72CB

Triadic palette

#72A0CB · #CB72A0 · #A0CB72 · #B5CDE3 · #E3B5CD

Tetradic palette

#72A0CB · #C972CB · #CB9D72 · #73CB72 · #3D72A4

Monochromatic palette

#2C5377 · #417AAF · #72A0CB · #A9C5DF · #E1EBF4

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