All About Color #72A6DA

#72A6DA

About #72A6DA

#72A6DA is a light blue color with the hex code #72A6DA. In RGB it is red 114, green 166, blue 218; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 58%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 48%, 24%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 2.57:1 on white and 8.18:1 on black.

#72A6DA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, A6, DA
CMYK47.71%, 23.85%, 0.00%, 14.51%
RGB Decimal114, 166, 218
HSL210°, 58%, 65%
RGB Octal162, 246, 332
HSV (HSB)210.00°, 47.71%, 85.49%
RGB Binary1110010, 10100110, 11011010
CIE-L*AB66.45, -3.16, -31.69
RGB Percent44.71%, 65.10%, 85.49%
CIE-L*CH66.45, 31.84, 264.30
XYZ33.23, 35.91, 71.51
CIE-L*UV66.45, -24.89, -49.54
xyY0.24, 0.26, 35.91
Hunter-Lab59.93, -5.89, -28.80
RYB44.71%, 58.30%, 85.49%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72A6DA on a dark background: contrast 8.18:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72A6DA on a light background: contrast 2.57:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72A6DA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72A6DA · #BBD4ED · #3278BD · #DAA672 · #EDD4BB

Analogous palette

#72DAA6 · #72DADA · #72A6DA · #7272DA · #A672DA

Triadic palette

#72A6DA · #DA72A6 · #A6DA72 · #BBD4ED · #EDBBD4

Tetradic palette

#72A6DA · #DA72DA · #DAA672 · #72DA72 · #3278BD

Monochromatic palette

#25598D · #367FC9 · #72A6DA · #AECCEA · #EBF2FA

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