#72ACEF#72ACEF

#72ACEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.115 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72ACEF
RGB	rgb(114, 172, 239)
HSL	hsl(212, 80%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(212, 52%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 28%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.98, -0.32, -39.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.98, 39.27, 269.53°)
OKLab	oklab(73.18% -0.034 -0.1102)
OKLCH	oklch(73.18% 0.115 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.2665, 39.3115, 87.2687)
Luminance	0.3931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72ACEF #EFB572

analogous

#72EBEF #72ACEF #7772EF

triadic

#72ACEF #EF72AC #ACEF72

tetradic

#72ACEF #EF72EB #EFB572 #72EF77

square

#72ACEF #EF72EB #EFB572 #72EF77

split-complementary

#72ACEF #EF7772 #EBEF72

monochromatic

#186DCF #3B8CE9 #72ACEF #A9CCF5 #E0EDFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#72ACEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.86

#72ACEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72ACEF

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72ACEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72ACEF	1.00	2.37	8.86	8.86
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91AFF2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81A3EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2CBBC3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72acef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 172, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.115 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2c4f4',
    500: '#72acef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72acef;
$custom-light: #a2c4f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72acef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.16,
    "s": 79.618,
    "l": 69.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73178,
    "c": 0.11531,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72ACEF

secondary

#F1E0CC

accent

#7A0ADC

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FD

border

#CED1D5

text

#101217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #72ACEF

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

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