All About Color #72A1CA

#72A1CA

About #72A1CA

#72A1CA is a light blue color with the hex code #72A1CA. In RGB it is red 114, green 161, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 208°, saturation 45%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 44%, 20%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.74:1 on white and 7.67:1 on black.

#72A1CA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, A1, CA
CMYK43.56%, 20.30%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal114, 161, 202
HSL208°, 45%, 62%
RGB Octal162, 241, 312
HSV (HSB)207.95°, 43.56%, 79.22%
RGB Binary1110010, 10100001, 11001010
CIE-L*AB64.43, -4.94, -25.94
RGB Percent44.71%, 63.14%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH64.43, 26.41, 259.22
XYZ30.34, 33.33, 60.71
CIE-L*UV64.43, -23.00, -39.59
xyY0.24, 0.27, 33.33
Hunter-Lab57.73, -7.21, -21.93
RYB44.71%, 56.72%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72A1CA on a dark background: contrast 7.67:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72A1CA on a light background: contrast 2.74:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72A1CA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72A1CA · #B5CEE3 · #3E74A3 · #CA9B72 · #E3CAB5

Analogous palette

#72CA9B · #72CAC7 · #72A1CA · #7275CA · #9B72CA

Triadic palette

#72A1CA · #CA72A1 · #A1CA72 · #B5CEE3 · #E3B5CE

Tetradic palette

#72A1CA · #C772CA · #CA9B72 · #75CA72 · #3E74A3

Monochromatic palette

#2D5476 · #427BAE · #72A1CA · #AAC6DF · #E1EBF4

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