#72ADD2#72ADD2

#72ADD2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.082 H 237.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72ADD2
RGB	rgb(114, 173, 210)
HSL	hsl(203, 52%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(203, 46%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.7%, 17.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.11, -9.29, -24.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.11, 26.41, 249.40°)
OKLab	oklab(72.11% -0.0445 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(72.11% 0.082 237)
XYZ	xyz(33.5118, 38.1153, 66.5514)
Luminance	0.3812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72ADD2 #D29772

analogous

#72D2C7 #72ADD2 #727DD2

triadic

#72ADD2 #D272AD #ADD272

tetradic

#72ADD2 #C772D2 #D29772 #7DD272

square

#72ADD2 #C772D2 #D29772 #7DD272

split-complementary

#72ADD2 #D2727D #D2C772

monochromatic

#317199 #4492C3 #72ADD2 #A0C8E1 #CFE3F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#72ADD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.62

#72ADD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72ADD2

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72ADD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72ADD2	1.00	2.44	8.62	8.62
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CACD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA1D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#48B7B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72add2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 173, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.082 237.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fc5e0',
    500: '#72add2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72add2;
$custom-light: #9fc5e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72add2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.125,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72112,
    "c": 0.08172,
    "h": 237
  },
  "luminance": 0.38118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72ADD2

secondary

#E1CCBF

accent

#6126BF

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#0F1215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #72ADD2

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

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