All About Color #72AEFD

#72AEFD

About #72AEFD

#72AEFD is a light blue color with the hex code #72AEFD. In RGB it is red 114, green 174, blue 253; in HSL it is hue 214°, saturation 97%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 55%, 31%, 0%, 1%. Its contrast ratio is 2.29:1 on white and 9.19:1 on black.

#72AEFD Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, AE, FD
CMYK54.94%, 31.23%, 0.00%, 0.78%
RGB Decimal114, 174, 253
HSL214°, 97%, 72%
RGB Octal162, 256, 375
HSV (HSB)214.10°, 54.94%, 99.22%
RGB Binary1110010, 10101110, 11111101
CIE-L*AB70.13, 2.81, -45.07
RGB Percent44.71%, 68.24%, 99.22%
CIE-L*CH70.13, 45.16, 273.57
XYZ39.81, 40.94, 98.73
CIE-L*UV70.13, -27.58, -73.40
xyY0.22, 0.23, 40.94
Hunter-Lab63.99, -0.93, -46.70
RYB44.71%, 61.14%, 99.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72AEFD on a dark background: contrast 9.19:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72AEFD on a light background: contrast 2.29:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72AEFD · #CDE2FE · #187BFB · #FDC172 · #FEE9CD

Analogous palette

#72FDC1 · #72F4FD · #72AEFD · #7C72FD · #C172FD

Triadic palette

#72AEFD · #FD72AE · #AEFD72 · #CDE2FE · #FECDE2

Tetradic palette

#72AEFD · #FD72F4 · #FDC172 · #72FD7C · #187BFB

Monochromatic palette

#035DD3 · #2783FC · #72AEFD · #BEDAFE · #E6F1FF

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