All About Color #72ABE3

#72ABE3

About #72ABE3

#72ABE3 is a light blue color with the hex code #72ABE3. In RGB it is red 114, green 171, blue 227; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 67%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 50%, 25%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.43:1 on white and 8.65:1 on black.

#72ABE3 Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, AB, E3
CMYK49.78%, 24.67%, 0.00%, 10.98%
RGB Decimal114, 171, 227
HSL210°, 67%, 67%
RGB Octal162, 253, 343
HSV (HSB)209.73°, 49.78%, 89.02%
RGB Binary1110010, 10101011, 11100011
CIE-L*AB68.20, -3.32, -33.92
RGB Percent44.71%, 67.06%, 89.02%
CIE-L*CH68.20, 34.08, 264.42
XYZ35.37, 38.25, 78.19
CIE-L*UV68.20, -26.73, -53.46
xyY0.23, 0.25, 38.25
Hunter-Lab61.85, -6.15, -31.67
RYB44.71%, 59.56%, 89.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72ABE3 on a dark background: contrast 8.65:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72ABE3 on a light background: contrast 2.43:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72ABE3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72ABE3 · #BFD9F2 · #297DD1 · #E3AB72 · #F2D9BF

Analogous palette

#72E3AB · #72E3E3 · #72ABE3 · #7272E3 · #AB72E3

Triadic palette

#72ABE3 · #E372AB · #ABE372 · #BFD9F2 · #F2BFD9

Tetradic palette

#72ABE3 · #E372E3 · #E3AB72 · #72E372 · #297DD1

Monochromatic palette

#1F5E9E · #3385D7 · #72ABE3 · #B2D1F0 · #EAF2FB

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