All About Color #72B5DA

#72B5DA

About #72B5DA

#72B5DA is a light blue color with the hex code #72B5DA. In RGB it is red 114, green 181, blue 218; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 58%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 48%, 17%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 2.25:1 on white and 9.34:1 on black.

#72B5DA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B5, DA
CMYK47.71%, 16.97%, 0.00%, 14.51%
RGB Decimal114, 181, 218
HSL201°, 58%, 65%
RGB Octal162, 265, 332
HSV (HSB)201.35°, 47.71%, 85.49%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110101, 11011010
CIE-L*AB70.65, -11.35, -25.22
RGB Percent44.71%, 70.98%, 85.49%
CIE-L*CH70.65, 27.66, 245.76
XYZ36.12, 41.69, 72.47
CIE-L*UV70.65, -30.72, -38.04
xyY0.24, 0.28, 41.69
Hunter-Lab64.57, -13.14, -21.35
RYB44.71%, 60.69%, 85.49%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B5DA on a dark background: contrast 9.34:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B5DA on a light background: contrast 2.25:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B5DA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B5DA · #BBDBED · #328DBD · #DA9672 · #EDCCBB

Analogous palette

#72DA96 · #72DACA · #72B5DA · #7282DA · #9672DA

Triadic palette

#72B5DA · #DA72B5 · #B5DA72 · #BBDBED · #EDBBDB

Tetradic palette

#72B5DA · #CA72DA · #DA9672 · #82DA72 · #328DBD

Monochromatic palette

#25698D · #3696C9 · #72B5DA · #AED5EA · #EBF4FA

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