All About Color #72ABE4

#72ABE4

About #72ABE4

#72ABE4 is a light blue color with the hex code #72ABE4. In RGB it is red 114, green 171, blue 228; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 68%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 50%, 25%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.42:1 on white and 8.66:1 on black.

#72ABE4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, AB, E4
CMYK50.00%, 25.00%, 0.00%, 10.59%
RGB Decimal114, 171, 228
HSL210°, 68%, 67%
RGB Octal162, 253, 344
HSV (HSB)210.00°, 50.00%, 89.41%
RGB Binary1110010, 10101011, 11100100
CIE-L*AB68.24, -3.02, -34.41
RGB Percent44.71%, 67.06%, 89.41%
CIE-L*CH68.24, 34.54, 264.98
XYZ35.51, 38.30, 78.92
CIE-L*UV68.24, -26.72, -54.32
xyY0.23, 0.25, 38.30
Hunter-Lab61.89, -5.91, -32.28
RYB44.71%, 59.61%, 89.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72ABE4 on a dark background: contrast 8.66:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72ABE4 on a light background: contrast 2.42:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72ABE4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72ABE4 · #BFD9F3 · #287DD2 · #E4AB72 · #F3D9BF

Analogous palette

#72E4AB · #72E4E4 · #72ABE4 · #7272E4 · #AB72E4

Triadic palette

#72ABE4 · #E472AB · #ABE472 · #BFD9F3 · #F3BFD9

Tetradic palette

#72ABE4 · #E472E4 · #E4AB72 · #72E472 · #287DD2

Monochromatic palette

#1E5E9F · #3185D8 · #72ABE4 · #B2D1F0 · #EAF2FB

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