#72ABEF#72ABEF

#72ABEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.116 H 253.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72ABEF
RGB	rgb(114, 171, 239)
HSL	hsl(213, 80%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(213, 52%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 28.5%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.70, 0.24, -39.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.70, 39.70, 270.35°)
OKLab	oklab(72.96% -0.0328 -0.1114)
OKLCH	oklch(72.96% 0.116 253.6)
XYZ	xyz(37.0769, 38.9323, 87.2055)
Luminance	0.3893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72ABEF #EFB672

analogous

#72EAEF #72ABEF #7872EF

triadic

#72ABEF #EF72AB #ABEF72

tetradic

#72ABEF #EF72EA #EFB672 #72EF78

square

#72ABEF #EF72EA #EFB672 #72EF78

split-complementary

#72ABEF #EF7872 #EAEF72

monochromatic

#186BCF #3B8AE9 #72ABEF #A9CCF5 #E0ECFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.39

#72ABEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.79

#72ABEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72ABEF

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72ABEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72ABEF	1.00	2.39	8.79	8.79
#FFFFFF	2.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#90AEF2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80A2EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2CBAC3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72abef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 171, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.116 253.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2c3f4',
    500: '#72abef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72abef;
$custom-light: #a2c3f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72abef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.64,
    "s": 79.618,
    "l": 69.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72963,
    "c": 0.11618,
    "h": 253.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.38935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72ABEF

secondary

#F1E0CC

accent

#7C0ADC

background

#FAFBFE

surface

#F4F7FD

border

#CED0D5

text

#101217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #72ABEF

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

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