#72AEED#72AEED
#72AEED is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.111 H 250.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72AEED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 174, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 77%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 52%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.9%, 26.6%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -2.03, -37.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 37.51, 266.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.52% -0.0368 -0.1049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.52% 0.111 250.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3562, 39.9610, 85.8491) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 3.73
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.59
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.57
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 8.01
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.12
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72AEED #EDB172
analogous
#72EBED #72AEED #7472ED
triadic
#72AEED #ED72AE #AEED72
tetradic
#72AEED #ED72EB #EDB172 #72ED74
square
#72AEED #ED72EB #EDB172 #72ED74
split-complementary
#72AEED #ED7472 #EBED72
monochromatic
#1A70CB #3C8FE6 #72AEED #A8CDF4 #DFECFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#72AEED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#72AEED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #72AEED
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72AEED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72AEED | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94B0F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85A4EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2EBCC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72aeed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 174, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.111 250.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c6f3',
500: '#72aeed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72aeed; $custom-light: #a2c6f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72aeed",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 174,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.732,
"s": 77.358,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73515,
"c": 0.11122,
"h": 250.7
},
"luminance": 0.39964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72AEED
secondary
#F0DECB
accent
#750CDA
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F4F8FD
border
#CED1D5
text
#101217
muted
#7F8185