#72AEF2#72AEF2

#72AEF2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.117 H 252.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72AEF2
RGB	rgb(114, 174, 242)
HSL	hsl(212, 83%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(212, 53%, 95%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 28.1%, 0%, 5.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.65, -0.54, -39.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.65, 39.85, 269.23°)
OKLab	oklab(73.75% -0.0353 -0.1119)
OKLCH	oklch(73.75% 0.117 252.5)
XYZ	xyz(38.0969, 40.2573, 89.7500)
Luminance	0.4026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72AEF2 #F2B672

analogous

#72EEF2 #72AEF2 #7672F2

triadic

#72AEF2 #F272AE #AEF272

tetradic

#72AEF2 #F272EE #F2B672 #72F276

square

#72AEF2 #F272EE #F2B672 #72F276

split-complementary

#72AEF2 #F27672 #EEF272

monochromatic

#146FD6 #3A8EED #72AEF2 #AACEF7 #E2EEFC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.32

#72AEF2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.05

#72AEF2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #72AEF2

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72AEF2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##72AEF2	1.00	2.32	9.05	9.05
#FFFFFF	2.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92B1F5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82A5F1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27BDC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72aef2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 174, 242);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.117 252.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2c5f6',
    500: '#72aef2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72aef2;
$custom-light: #a2c5f6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72aef2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 242
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.875,
    "s": 83.117,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7375,
    "c": 0.11732,
    "h": 252.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.4026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72AEF2

secondary

#F2E1CE

accent

#7A06E0

background

#FAFCFF

surface

#F4F8FE

border

#CED1D6

text

#101217

muted

#7F8185

Preview Lab

Preview with #72AEF2

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