#72ABEB#72ABEB

#72ABEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.111 H 252.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72ABEB
RGB	rgb(114, 171, 235)
HSL	hsl(212, 75%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(212, 51%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 27.2%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.53, -0.96, -37.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.53, 37.79, 268.55°)
OKLab	oklab(72.77% -0.034 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(72.77% 0.111 252.2)
XYZ	xyz(36.4925, 38.6986, 84.1277)
Luminance	0.3870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72ABEB #EBB272

analogous

#72E7EB #72ABEB #7572EB

triadic

#72ABEB #EB72AB #ABEB72

tetradic

#72ABEB #EB72E7 #EBB272 #72EB75

square

#72ABEB #EB72E7 #EBB272 #72EB75

split-complementary

#72ABEB #EB7572 #E7EB72

monochromatic

#1C6CC6 #3C8BE3 #72ABEB #A8CBF3 #DDEBFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.40

#72ABEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.74

#72ABEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72ABEB

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72ABEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72ABEB	1.00	2.40	8.74	8.74
#FFFFFF	2.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91AEEE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82A2EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32BAC1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72abeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 171, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.111 252.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1c3f1',
    500: '#72abeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72abeb;
$custom-light: #a1c3f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72abeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.736,
    "s": 75.155,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72773,
    "c": 0.11122,
    "h": 252.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.38701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72ABEB

secondary

#EFDDCA

accent

#790ED7

background

#FAFBFE

surface

#F4F7FD

border

#CED0D5

text

#0F1217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #72ABEB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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