#72A1E9#72A1E9
#72A1E9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.118 H 258.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72A1E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 161, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 73%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 51%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.1%, 30.9%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, 4.09, -41.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 41.30, 275.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.53% -0.0231 -0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.53% 0.118 258.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3873, 34.9478, 82.0085) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.55
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.50
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.11
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 7.42
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.58
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 7.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72A1E9 #E9BA72
analogous
#72DCE9 #72A1E9 #7F72E9
triadic
#72A1E9 #E972A1 #A1E972
tetradic
#72A1E9 #E972DC #E9BA72 #72E97F
square
#72A1E9 #E972DC #E9BA72 #72E97F
split-complementary
#72A1E9 #E97F72 #DCE972
monochromatic
#1E5FC2 #3D7EE1 #72A1E9 #A7C4F1 #DCE8FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#72A1E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#72A1E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72A1E9
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72A1E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72A1E9 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85A6EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#769AE7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#37B1BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72a1e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 161, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.118 258.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1bcf0',
500: '#72a1e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72a1e9; $custom-light: #a1bcf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72a1e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 161,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.303,
"s": 73.006,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70534,
"c": 0.11783,
"h": 258.7
},
"luminance": 0.3495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72A1E9
secondary
#EEDFC9
accent
#8710D5
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F6FD
border
#CED0D5
text
#0F1216
muted
#7F8184