All About Color #72B0EE

#72B0EE

About #72B0EE

#72B0EE is a light blue color with the hex code #72B0EE. In RGB it is red 114, green 176, blue 238; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 78%, lightness 69%; in CMYK it is 52%, 26%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.29:1 on white and 9.16:1 on black.

#72B0EE Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B0, EE
CMYK52.10%, 26.05%, 0.00%, 6.67%
RGB Decimal114, 176, 238
HSL210°, 78%, 69%
RGB Octal162, 260, 356
HSV (HSB)210.00°, 52.10%, 93.33%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110000, 11101110
CIE-L*AB70.04, -2.84, -37.08
RGB Percent44.71%, 69.02%, 93.33%
CIE-L*CH70.04, 37.19, 265.63
XYZ37.90, 40.80, 86.77
CIE-L*UV70.04, -28.49, -59.08
xyY0.23, 0.25, 40.80
Hunter-Lab63.88, -5.88, -35.82
RYB44.71%, 60.92%, 93.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B0EE on a dark background: contrast 9.16:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B0EE on a light background: contrast 2.29:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B0EE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B0EE · #C4DEF8 · #2182E4 · #EEB072 · #F8DEC4

Analogous palette

#72EEB0 · #72EEEE · #72B0EE · #7272EE · #B072EE

Triadic palette

#72B0EE · #EE72B0 · #B0EE72 · #C4DEF8 · #F8C4DE

Tetradic palette

#72B0EE · #EE72EE · #EEB072 · #72EE72 · #2182E4

Monochromatic palette

#1663B1 · #2E8AE5 · #72B0EE · #B6D6F6 · #E8F2FC

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