All About Color #72BCDF

#72BCDF

About #72BCDF

#72BCDF is a light blue color with the hex code #72BCDF. In RGB it is red 114, green 188, blue 223; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 63%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 49%, 16%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 2.11:1 on white and 9.97:1 on black.

#72BCDF Color Conversion

Hex triplet72, BC, DF
CMYK48.88%, 15.70%, 0.00%, 12.55%
RGB Decimal114, 188, 223
HSL199°, 63%, 66%
RGB Octal162, 274, 337
HSV (HSB)199.27°, 48.88%, 87.45%
RGB Binary1110010, 10111100, 11011111
CIE-L*AB72.81, -13.67, -24.65
RGB Percent44.71%, 73.73%, 87.45%
CIE-L*CH72.81, 28.19, 240.99
XYZ38.24, 44.87, 76.46
CIE-L*UV72.81, -33.33, -36.93
xyY0.24, 0.28, 44.87
Hunter-Lab66.99, -15.32, -20.78
RYB44.71%, 61.99%, 87.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

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

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #72BCDF. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#72BCDF · #BCE0F0 · #2D97C8 · #DF9472 · #F0CDBC

Analogous palette

#72DF94 · #72DFCB · #72BCDF · #7286DF · #9472DF

Triadic palette

#72BCDF · #DF72BC · #BCDF72 · #BCE0F0 · #F0BCE0

Tetradic palette

#72BCDF · #CB72DF · #DF9472 · #86DF72 · #2D97C8

Monochromatic palette

#227196 · #339FD1 · #72BCDF · #B0DAED · #EAF5FA

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