#72AEDE#72AEDE
#72AEDE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.094 H 243.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72AEDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 174, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 62%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 49%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 21.6%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.84, -6.43, -30.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.84, 30.87, 257.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.84% -0.0416 -0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.84% 0.094 243.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2557, 39.1208, 74.7863) |
| Luminance | 0.3912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.55
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.31
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.25
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.46
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.06
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72AEDE #DEA272
analogous
#72DED8 #72AEDE #7278DE
triadic
#72AEDE #DE72AE #AEDE72
tetradic
#72AEDE #D872DE #DEA272 #78DE72
square
#72AEDE #D872DE #DEA272 #78DE72
split-complementary
#72AEDE #DE7278 #DED872
monochromatic
#2972AD #4092D2 #72AEDE #A4CAEA #D5E7F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#72AEDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#72AEDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72AEDE
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72AEDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72AEDE | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AAEE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA3DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3EBABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72aede; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 174, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.094 243.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0c6e8',
500: '#72aede',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72aede; $custom-light: #a0c6e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72aede",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 174,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.667,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72841,
"c": 0.09381,
"h": 243.7
},
"luminance": 0.39123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72AEDE
secondary
#E8D4C4
accent
#691CCA
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FC
border
#CED1D5
text
#0F1316
muted
#7F8284