#72AECA#72AECA

#72AECA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.074 H 229.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72AECA
RGB	rgb(114, 174, 202)
HSL	hsl(199, 45%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(199, 44%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 13.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.10, -12.04, -20.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.10, 23.62, 239.34°)
OKLab	oklab(72.02% -0.0486 -0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(72.02% 0.074 229.1)
XYZ	xyz(32.7324, 38.1115, 61.4971)
Luminance	0.3811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72AECA #CA8E72

analogous

#72CABA #72AECA #7282CA

triadic

#72AECA #CA72AE #AECA72

tetradic

#72AECA #BA72CA #CA8E72 #82CA72

square

#72AECA #BA72CA #CA8E72 #82CA72

split-complementary

#72AECA #CA7282 #CABA72

monochromatic

#35718D #4694B9 #72AECA #9EC8DB #CBE1EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#72AECA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.62

#72AECA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72AECA

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72AECA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72AECA	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)

#A0ACCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93A2CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4CB6B7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72aeca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 174, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.074 229.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9fc6da',
    500: '#72aeca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72aeca;
$custom-light: #9fc6da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72aeca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.091,
    "s": 45.361,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72015,
    "c": 0.07424,
    "h": 229.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.38114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72AECA

secondary

#DCC6BC

accent

#592DB9

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F3F8FA

border

#CDD1D3

text

#0F1314

muted

#7F8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #72AECA

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

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