#72ADEE#72ADEE
#72ADEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.113 H 251.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72ADEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 173, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 78%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 52%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.1%, 27.3%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.21, -1.18, -38.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.21, 38.38, 268.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.35% -0.0354 -0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.35% 0.113 251.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3102, 39.6347, 86.5565) |
| Luminance | 0.3964 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.06
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.51
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.20
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.10
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.40
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72ADEE #EEB372
analogous
#72EBEE #72ADEE #7572EE
triadic
#72ADEE #EE72AD #ADEE72
tetradic
#72ADEE #EE72EB #EEB372 #72EE75
square
#72ADEE #EE72EB #EEB372 #72EE75
split-complementary
#72ADEE #EE7572 #EBEE72
monochromatic
#196ECD #3B8DE7 #72ADEE #A9CDF5 #DFEDFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#72ADEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#72ADEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72ADEE
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72ADEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72ADEE | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93B0F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83A3ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2DBCC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72adee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 173, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.113 251.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c5f3',
500: '#72adee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72adee; $custom-light: #a2c5f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72adee",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 173,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.452,
"s": 78.481,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73346,
"c": 0.11325,
"h": 251.8
},
"luminance": 0.39638
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72ADEE
secondary
#F0DFCC
accent
#780BDB
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185