All About Color #72B1CA

#72B1CA

About #72B1CA

#72B1CA is a light blue color with the hex code #72B1CA. In RGB it is red 114, green 177, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 45%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 44%, 12%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.86:1 on black.

#72B1CA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B1, CA
CMYK43.56%, 12.38%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal114, 177, 202
HSL197°, 45%, 62%
RGB Octal162, 261, 312
HSV (HSB)197.05°, 43.56%, 79.22%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110001, 11001010
CIE-L*AB68.96, -13.64, -19.03
RGB Percent44.71%, 69.41%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH68.96, 23.41, 234.37
XYZ33.32, 39.29, 61.70
CIE-L*UV68.96, -29.41, -27.41
xyY0.25, 0.29, 39.29
Hunter-Lab62.68, -14.79, -14.49
RYB44.71%, 59.10%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B1CA on a dark background: contrast 8.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B1CA on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B1CA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B1CA · #B5D6E3 · #3E86A3 · #CA8B72 · #E3C2B5

Analogous palette

#72CA8B · #72CAB7 · #72B1CA · #7285CA · #8B72CA

Triadic palette

#72B1CA · #CA72B1 · #B1CA72 · #B5D6E3 · #E3B5D6

Tetradic palette

#72B1CA · #B772CA · #CA8B72 · #85CA72 · #3E86A3

Monochromatic palette

#2D6276 · #428FAE · #72B1CA · #AAD0DF · #E1EFF4

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