All About Color #72BAEE

#72BAEE

About #72BAEE

#72BAEE is a light blue color with the hex code #72BAEE. In RGB it is red 114, green 186, blue 238; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 78%, lightness 69%; in CMYK it is 52%, 22%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.11:1 on white and 9.97:1 on black.

#72BAEE Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, BA, EE
CMYK52.10%, 21.85%, 0.00%, 6.67%
RGB Decimal114, 186, 238
HSL205°, 78%, 69%
RGB Octal162, 272, 356
HSV (HSB)205.16°, 52.10%, 93.33%
RGB Binary1110010, 10111010, 11101110
CIE-L*AB72.81, -8.30, -32.79
RGB Percent44.71%, 72.94%, 93.33%
CIE-L*CH72.81, 33.83, 255.79
XYZ39.93, 44.87, 87.44
CIE-L*UV72.81, -32.24, -51.37
xyY0.23, 0.26, 44.87
Hunter-Lab66.98, -10.81, -30.51
RYB44.71%, 62.57%, 93.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72BAEE on a dark background: contrast 9.97:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72BAEE on a light background: contrast 2.11:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72BAEE · #C4E2F8 · #2192E4 · #EEA672 · #F8DAC4

Analogous palette

#72EEA6 · #72EEE3 · #72BAEE · #727DEE · #A672EE

Triadic palette

#72BAEE · #EE72BA · #BAEE72 · #C4E2F8 · #F8C4E2

Tetradic palette

#72BAEE · #E372EE · #EEA672 · #7DEE72 · #2192E4

Monochromatic palette

#1670B1 · #2E99E5 · #72BAEE · #B6DCF6 · #E8F4FC

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