All About Color #72A2CA

#72A2CA

About #72A2CA

#72A2CA is a light blue color with the hex code #72A2CA. In RGB it is red 114, green 162, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 207°, saturation 45%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 44%, 20%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.71:1 on white and 7.74:1 on black.

#72A2CA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, A2, CA
CMYK43.56%, 19.80%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal114, 162, 202
HSL207°, 45%, 62%
RGB Octal162, 242, 312
HSV (HSB)207.27°, 43.56%, 79.22%
RGB Binary1110010, 10100010, 11001010
CIE-L*AB64.71, -5.50, -25.51
RGB Percent44.71%, 63.53%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH64.71, 26.10, 257.84
XYZ30.52, 33.68, 60.77
CIE-L*UV64.71, -23.40, -38.83
xyY0.24, 0.27, 33.68
Hunter-Lab58.04, -7.69, -21.46
RYB44.71%, 56.89%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72A2CA on a dark background: contrast 7.74:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72A2CA on a light background: contrast 2.71:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72A2CA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72A2CA · #B5CEE3 · #3E75A3 · #CA9A72 · #E3CAB5

Analogous palette

#72CA9A · #72CAC5 · #72A2CA · #7277CA · #9A72CA

Triadic palette

#72A2CA · #CA72A2 · #A2CA72 · #B5CEE3 · #E3B5CE

Tetradic palette

#72A2CA · #C572CA · #CA9A72 · #77CA72 · #3E75A3

Monochromatic palette

#2D5576 · #427DAE · #72A2CA · #AAC7DF · #E1ECF4

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