All About Color #72BCDA

#72BCDA

About #72BCDA

#72BCDA is a light blue color with the hex code #72BCDA. In RGB it is red 114, green 188, blue 218; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 58%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 48%, 14%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 2.12:1 on white and 9.92:1 on black.

#72BCDA Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, BC, DA
CMYK47.71%, 13.76%, 0.00%, 14.51%
RGB Decimal114, 188, 218
HSL197°, 58%, 65%
RGB Octal162, 274, 332
HSV (HSB)197.31°, 47.71%, 85.49%
RGB Binary1110010, 10111100, 11011010
CIE-L*AB72.63, -15.06, -22.20
RGB Percent44.71%, 73.73%, 85.49%
CIE-L*CH72.63, 26.83, 235.85
XYZ37.58, 44.61, 72.96
CIE-L*UV72.63, -33.45, -32.64
xyY0.24, 0.29, 44.61
Hunter-Lab66.79, -16.45, -18.02
RYB44.71%, 61.66%, 85.49%

Color Accessibility Scores

#72BCDA on a dark background: contrast 9.92:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#72BCDA on a light background: contrast 2.12:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#72BCDA · #BBDFED · #3296BD · #DA8F72 · #EDC9BB

Analogous palette

#72DA8F · #72DAC3 · #72BCDA · #7288DA · #8F72DA

Triadic palette

#72BCDA · #DA72BC · #BCDA72 · #BBDFED · #EDBBDF

Tetradic palette

#72BCDA · #C372DA · #DA8F72 · #88DA72 · #3296BD

Monochromatic palette

#25708D · #36A0C9 · #72BCDA · #AED9EA · #EBF5FA

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