#72ADEF#72ADEF

#72ADEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.114 H 252.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72ADEF
RGB	rgb(114, 173, 239)
HSL	hsl(212, 80%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(212, 52%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 27.6%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.25, -0.88, -38.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.25, 38.85, 268.70°)
OKLab	oklab(73.39% -0.0351 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(73.39% 0.114 252.2)
XYZ	xyz(37.4575, 39.6936, 87.3324)
Luminance	0.3970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72ADEF #EFB472

analogous

#72ECEF #72ADEF #7672EF

triadic

#72ADEF #EF72AD #ADEF72

tetradic

#72ADEF #EF72EC #EFB472 #72EF76

square

#72ADEF #EF72EC #EFB472 #72EF76

split-complementary

#72ADEF #EF7672 #ECEF72

monochromatic

#186ECF #3B8DE9 #72ADEF #A9CDF5 #E0EDFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#72ADEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.94

#72ADEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72ADEF

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72ADEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72ADEF	1.00	2.35	8.94	8.94
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92B0F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82A4EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2CBCC4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72adef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 173, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.114 252.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2c5f4',
    500: '#72adef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72adef;
$custom-light: #a2c5f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72adef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.68,
    "s": 79.618,
    "l": 69.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73393,
    "c": 0.11447,
    "h": 252.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.39697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72ADEF

secondary

#F1DFCC

accent

#790ADC

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F4F8FD

border

#CED1D5

text

#101217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #72ADEF

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

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