All About Color #72B3CB

#72B3CB

About #72B3CB

#72B3CB is a light blue color with the hex code #72B3CB. In RGB it is red 114, green 179, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 46%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 44%, 12%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.33:1 on white and 9.03:1 on black.

#72B3CB Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B3, CB
CMYK43.84%, 11.82%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal114, 179, 203
HSL196°, 46%, 62%
RGB Octal162, 263, 313
HSV (HSB)196.18°, 43.84%, 79.61%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110011, 11001011
CIE-L*AB69.56, -14.42, -18.66
RGB Percent44.71%, 70.20%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH69.56, 23.59, 232.30
XYZ33.84, 40.13, 62.46
CIE-L*UV69.56, -30.20, -26.74
xyY0.25, 0.29, 40.13
Hunter-Lab63.35, -15.51, -14.12
RYB44.71%, 59.44%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B3CB on a dark background: contrast 9.03:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B3CB on a light background: contrast 2.33:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B3CB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B3CB · #B5D7E3 · #3D88A4 · #CB8972 · #E3C1B5

Analogous palette

#72CB89 · #72CBB6 · #72B3CB · #7286CB · #8972CB

Triadic palette

#72B3CB · #CB72B3 · #B3CB72 · #B5D7E3 · #E3B5D7

Tetradic palette

#72B3CB · #B672CB · #CB8972 · #86CB72 · #3D88A4

Monochromatic palette

#2C6377 · #4192AF · #72B3CB · #A9D1DF · #E1EFF4

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