All About Color #72BBDF

#72BBDF

About #72BBDF

#72BBDF is a light blue color with the hex code #72BBDF. In RGB it is red 114, green 187, blue 223; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 63%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 49%, 16%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 2.12:1 on white and 9.89:1 on black.

#72BBDF Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, BB, DF
CMYK48.88%, 16.14%, 0.00%, 12.55%
RGB Decimal114, 187, 223
HSL200°, 63%, 66%
RGB Octal162, 273, 337
HSV (HSB)199.82°, 48.88%, 87.45%
RGB Binary1110010, 10111011, 11011111
CIE-L*AB72.53, -13.14, -25.08
RGB Percent44.71%, 73.33%, 87.45%
CIE-L*CH72.53, 28.31, 242.35
XYZ38.03, 44.45, 76.39
CIE-L*UV72.53, -32.95, -37.70
xyY0.24, 0.28, 44.45
Hunter-Lab66.67, -14.85, -21.27
RYB44.71%, 61.85%, 87.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72BBDF on a dark background: contrast 9.89:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72BBDF on a light background: contrast 2.12:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72BBDF · #BCDFF0 · #2D94C8 · #DF9672 · #F0CEBC

Analogous palette

#72DF96 · #72DFCD · #72BBDF · #7284DF · #9672DF

Triadic palette

#72BBDF · #DF72BB · #BBDF72 · #BCDFF0 · #F0BCDF

Tetradic palette

#72BBDF · #CD72DF · #DF9672 · #84DF72 · #2D94C8

Monochromatic palette

#226F96 · #339CD1 · #72BBDF · #B0D9ED · #EAF5FA

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