All About Color #72B2EE

#72B2EE

About #72B2EE

#72B2EE is a light blue color with the hex code #72B2EE. In RGB it is red 114, green 178, blue 238; in HSL it is hue 209°, saturation 78%, lightness 69%; in CMYK it is 52%, 25%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.25:1 on white and 9.32:1 on black.

#72B2EE Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B2, EE
CMYK52.10%, 25.21%, 0.00%, 6.67%
RGB Decimal114, 178, 238
HSL209°, 78%, 69%
RGB Octal162, 262, 356
HSV (HSB)209.03°, 52.10%, 93.33%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110010, 11101110
CIE-L*AB70.59, -3.94, -36.23
RGB Percent44.71%, 69.80%, 93.33%
CIE-L*CH70.59, 36.44, 263.79
XYZ38.29, 41.59, 86.90
CIE-L*UV70.59, -29.23, -57.54
xyY0.23, 0.25, 41.59
Hunter-Lab64.49, -6.87, -34.75
RYB44.71%, 61.26%, 93.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B2EE on a dark background: contrast 9.32:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B2EE on a light background: contrast 2.25:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B2EE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B2EE · #C4DFF8 · #2185E4 · #EEAE72 · #F8DDC4

Analogous palette

#72EEAE · #72EEEC · #72B2EE · #7274EE · #AE72EE

Triadic palette

#72B2EE · #EE72B2 · #B2EE72 · #C4DFF8 · #F8C4DF

Tetradic palette

#72B2EE · #EC72EE · #EEAE72 · #74EE72 · #2185E4

Monochromatic palette

#1666B1 · #2E8DE5 · #72B2EE · #B6D7F6 · #E8F3FC

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