All About Color #72B5F8

#72B5F8

About #72B5F8

#72B5F8 is a light blue color with the hex code #72B5F8. In RGB it is red 114, green 181, blue 248; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 91%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 54%, 27%, 0%, 3%. Its contrast ratio is 2.17:1 on white and 9.68:1 on black.

#72B5F8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, B5, F8
CMYK54.03%, 27.02%, 0.00%, 2.75%
RGB Decimal114, 181, 248
HSL210°, 91%, 71%
RGB Octal162, 265, 370
HSV (HSB)210.00°, 54.03%, 97.25%
RGB Binary1110010, 10110101, 11111000
CIE-L*AB71.83, -2.61, -39.72
RGB Percent44.71%, 70.98%, 97.25%
CIE-L*CH71.83, 39.81, 266.25
XYZ40.41, 43.40, 95.05
CIE-L*UV71.83, -30.19, -63.81
xyY0.23, 0.24, 43.40
Hunter-Lab65.88, -5.81, -39.43
RYB44.71%, 62.22%, 97.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72B5F8 on a dark background: contrast 9.68:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72B5F8 on a light background: contrast 2.17:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #72B5F8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72B5F8 · #C9E3FC · #1A87F4 · #F8B572 · #FCE3C9

Analogous palette

#72F8B5 · #72F8F8 · #72B5F8 · #7272F8 · #B572F8

Triadic palette

#72B5F8 · #F872B5 · #B5F872 · #C9E3FC · #FCC9E3

Tetradic palette

#72B5F8 · #F872F8 · #F8B572 · #72F872 · #1A87F4

Monochromatic palette

#0969C8 · #298FF5 · #72B5F8 · #BBDBFC · #E7F2FE

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