All About Color #72B4EE

#72B4EE

About #72B4EE

#72B4EE is a light blue color with the hex code #72B4EE. In RGB it is red 114, green 180, blue 238; in HSL it is hue 208°, saturation 78%, lightness 69%; in CMYK it is 52%, 24%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.22:1 on white and 9.48:1 on black.

#72B4EE Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B4, EE
CMYK52.10%, 24.37%, 0.00%, 6.67%
RGB Decimal114, 180, 238
HSL208°, 78%, 69%
RGB Octal162, 264, 356
HSV (HSB)208.06°, 52.10%, 93.33%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110100, 11101110
CIE-L*AB71.14, -5.04, -35.37
RGB Percent44.71%, 70.59%, 93.33%
CIE-L*CH71.14, 35.72, 261.89
XYZ38.69, 42.39, 87.03
CIE-L*UV71.14, -29.98, -56.01
xyY0.23, 0.25, 42.39
Hunter-Lab65.11, -7.86, -33.68
RYB44.71%, 61.60%, 93.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B4EE on a dark background: contrast 9.48:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B4EE on a light background: contrast 2.22:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B4EE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B4EE · #C4E0F8 · #2189E4 · #EEAC72 · #F8DCC4

Analogous palette

#72EEAC · #72EEE9 · #72B4EE · #7276EE · #AC72EE

Triadic palette

#72B4EE · #EE72B4 · #B4EE72 · #C4E0F8 · #F8C4E0

Tetradic palette

#72B4EE · #E972EE · #EEAC72 · #76EE72 · #2189E4

Monochromatic palette

#1669B1 · #2E90E5 · #72B4EE · #B6D8F6 · #E8F3FC

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