#72A3DC#72A3DC
#72A3DC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.099 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72A3DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 163, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 60%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 48%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.2%, 25.9%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -0.91, -33.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 33.96, 268.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.34% -0.0292 -0.0949) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.34% 0.099 252.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9505, 34.9368, 72.7034) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.61
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.67
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.19
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.27
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 7.53
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72A3DC #DCAB72
analogous
#72D8DC #72A3DC #7672DC
triadic
#72A3DC #DC72A3 #A3DC72
tetradic
#72A3DC #DC72D8 #DCAB72 #72DC76
square
#72A3DC #DC72D8 #DCAB72 #72DC76
split-complementary
#72A3DC #DC7672 #D8DC72
monochromatic
#2A65AA #4183D0 #72A3DC #A3C3E8 #D4E3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#72A3DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#72A3DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72A3DC
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72A3DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72A3DC | 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)
#8DA5DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F9BDB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42B0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72a3dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 163, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.099 252.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0bee7',
500: '#72a3dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72a3dc; $custom-light: #a0bee7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72a3dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 163,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.264,
"s": 60.227,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70344,
"c": 0.09929,
"h": 252.9
},
"luminance": 0.34939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72A3DC
secondary
#E7D6C3
accent
#791EC8
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F4F6FC
border
#CED0D5
text
#0F1216
muted
#7F8184