All About Color #72ADE9

#72ADE9

About #72ADE9

#72ADE9 is a light blue color with the hex code #72ADE9. In RGB it is red 114, green 173, blue 233; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 73%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 51%, 26%, 0%, 9%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.87:1 on black.

#72ADE9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, AD, E9
CMYK51.07%, 25.75%, 0.00%, 8.63%
RGB Decimal114, 173, 233
HSL210°, 73%, 68%
RGB Octal162, 255, 351
HSV (HSB)210.25°, 51.07%, 91.37%
RGB Binary1110010, 10101101, 11101001
CIE-L*AB69.00, -2.66, -35.96
RGB Percent44.71%, 67.84%, 91.37%
CIE-L*CH69.00, 36.06, 265.77
XYZ36.59, 39.35, 82.76
CIE-L*UV69.00, -27.42, -57.08
xyY0.23, 0.25, 39.35
Hunter-Lab62.73, -5.65, -34.31
RYB44.71%, 60.17%, 91.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72ADE9 on a dark background: contrast 8.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72ADE9 on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72ADE9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72ADE9 · #C1DBF5 · #227FDD · #E9AD72 · #F5DBC1

Analogous palette

#72E9AD · #72E9E9 · #72ADE9 · #7272E9 · #AD72E9

Triadic palette

#72ADE9 · #E972AD · #ADE972 · #C1DBF5 · #F5C1DB

Tetradic palette

#72ADE9 · #E972E9 · #E9AD72 · #72E972 · #227FDD

Monochromatic palette

#1A61A8 · #3087DF · #72ADE9 · #B4D4F3 · #E9F2FC

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