All About Color #72B2CA

#72B2CA

About #72B2CA

#72B2CA is a light blue color with the hex code #72B2CA. In RGB it is red 114, green 178, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 45%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 44%, 12%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.35:1 on white and 8.94:1 on black.

#72B2CA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B2, CA
CMYK43.56%, 11.88%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal114, 178, 202
HSL196°, 45%, 62%
RGB Octal162, 262, 312
HSV (HSB)196.36°, 43.56%, 79.22%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110010, 11001010
CIE-L*AB69.24, -14.17, -18.59
RGB Percent44.71%, 69.80%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH69.24, 23.38, 232.70
XYZ33.52, 39.68, 61.77
CIE-L*UV69.24, -29.82, -26.65
xyY0.25, 0.29, 39.68
Hunter-Lab62.99, -15.26, -14.04
RYB44.71%, 59.24%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B2CA on a dark background: contrast 8.94:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B2CA on a light background: contrast 2.35:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B2CA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B2CA · #B5D7E3 · #3E88A3 · #CA8A72 · #E3C1B5

Analogous palette

#72CA8A · #72CAB5 · #72B2CA · #7287CA · #8A72CA

Triadic palette

#72B2CA · #CA72B2 · #B2CA72 · #B5D7E3 · #E3B5D7

Tetradic palette

#72B2CA · #B572CA · #CA8A72 · #87CA72 · #3E88A3

Monochromatic palette

#2D6376 · #4291AE · #72B2CA · #AAD1DF · #E1EFF4

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