All About Color #72AFCF

#72AFCF

About #72AFCF

#72AFCF is a light blue color with the hex code #72AFCF. In RGB it is red 114, green 175, blue 207; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 49%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 45%, 15%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 2.40:1 on white and 8.75:1 on black.

#72AFCF Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, AF, CF
CMYK44.93%, 15.46%, 0.00%, 18.82%
RGB Decimal114, 175, 207
HSL201°, 49%, 63%
RGB Octal162, 257, 317
HSV (HSB)200.65°, 44.93%, 81.18%
RGB Binary1110010, 10101111, 11001111
CIE-L*AB68.56, -11.20, -22.38
RGB Percent44.71%, 68.63%, 81.18%
CIE-L*CH68.56, 25.03, 243.41
XYZ33.53, 38.74, 64.74
CIE-L*UV68.56, -28.54, -33.21
xyY0.24, 0.28, 38.74
Hunter-Lab62.24, -12.76, -18.10
RYB44.71%, 59.15%, 81.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72AFCF on a dark background: contrast 8.75:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72AFCF on a light background: contrast 2.40:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72AFCF · #B7D6E6 · #3B84AB · #CF9372 · #E6C7B7

Analogous palette

#72CF93 · #72CFC1 · #72AFCF · #7280CF · #9372CF

Triadic palette

#72AFCF · #CF72AF · #AFCF72 · #B7D6E6 · #E6B7D6

Tetradic palette

#72AFCF · #C172CF · #CF9372 · #80CF72 · #3B84AB

Monochromatic palette

#2B617D · #3E8CB6 · #72AFCF · #ABCFE2 · #E4F0F6

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