All About Color #72B4E4

#72B4E4

About #72B4E4

#72B4E4 is a light blue color with the hex code #72B4E4. In RGB it is red 114, green 180, blue 228; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 68%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 50%, 21%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.24:1 on white and 9.36:1 on black.

#72B4E4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B4, E4
CMYK50.00%, 21.05%, 0.00%, 10.59%
RGB Decimal114, 180, 228
HSL205°, 68%, 67%
RGB Octal162, 264, 344
HSV (HSB)205.26°, 50.00%, 89.41%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110100, 11100100
CIE-L*AB70.75, -7.96, -30.53
RGB Percent44.71%, 70.59%, 89.41%
CIE-L*CH70.75, 31.56, 255.38
XYZ37.26, 41.82, 79.51
CIE-L*UV70.75, -30.15, -47.41
xyY0.23, 0.26, 41.82
Hunter-Lab64.67, -10.31, -27.62
RYB44.71%, 61.10%, 89.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B4E4 on a dark background: contrast 9.36:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B4E4 on a light background: contrast 2.24:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B4E4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B4E4 · #BFDDF3 · #288BD2 · #E4A172 · #F3D4BF

Analogous palette

#72E4A1 · #72E4DB · #72B4E4 · #727BE4 · #A172E4

Triadic palette

#72B4E4 · #E472B4 · #B4E472 · #BFDDF3 · #F3BFDD

Tetradic palette

#72B4E4 · #DB72E4 · #E4A172 · #7BE472 · #288BD2

Monochromatic palette

#1E699F · #3192D8 · #72B4E4 · #B2D6F0 · #EAF4FB

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