All About Color #72B0DA

#72B0DA

About #72B0DA

#72B0DA is a light blue color with the hex code #72B0DA. In RGB it is red 114, green 176, blue 218; in HSL it is hue 204°, saturation 58%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 48%, 19%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 2.35:1 on white and 8.94:1 on black.

#72B0DA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B0, DA
CMYK47.71%, 19.27%, 0.00%, 14.51%
RGB Decimal114, 176, 218
HSL204°, 58%, 65%
RGB Octal162, 260, 332
HSV (HSB)204.23°, 47.71%, 85.49%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110000, 11011010
CIE-L*AB69.25, -8.66, -27.38
RGB Percent44.71%, 69.02%, 85.49%
CIE-L*CH69.25, 28.71, 252.45
XYZ35.12, 39.69, 72.14
CIE-L*UV69.25, -28.77, -41.89
xyY0.24, 0.27, 39.69
Hunter-Lab63.00, -10.74, -23.79
RYB44.71%, 59.94%, 85.49%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B0DA on a dark background: contrast 8.94:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B0DA on a light background: contrast 2.35:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B0DA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B0DA · #BBD9ED · #3286BD · #DA9B72 · #EDCFBB

Analogous palette

#72DA9B · #72DACF · #72B0DA · #727CDA · #9B72DA

Triadic palette

#72B0DA · #DA72B0 · #B0DA72 · #BBD9ED · #EDBBD9

Tetradic palette

#72B0DA · #CF72DA · #DA9B72 · #7CDA72 · #3286BD

Monochromatic palette

#25648D · #368EC9 · #72B0DA · #AED2EA · #EBF4FA

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